Invasive Species Removal at Taylor Mountain Regional Park
Summary
SCH Number
2025101007
Public Agency
Sonoma County Regional Parks
(SCRP)
Document Title
Invasive Species Removal at Taylor Mountain Regional Park
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/22/2025
Document Description
The Project area is Taylor Mountain Regional Park in Sonoma County. Crews will conduct hand removal of invasive French broom (Genista monspessulana) and other invasive plants from the park, targeting areas along trails in the Colgan Creek watershed. Crews will manually remove broom plants by hand pulling or weed wrenches and scatter resulting vegetation within the Project area to encourage decomposition and native understory regeneration. Pulled material will not exceed 6 inches in depth.
Contact Information
Name
Hattie Brown
Agency Name
Sonoma County Regional Parks
Job Title
Natural Resources Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Santa Rosa, unincorporated area
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Kawana Springs Road and Petaluma Hill Road
Zip
95404
Total Acres
15
Parcel #
044-061-037, 044-180-030, 049-170-040, 044-190-027, 038-261-010
State Highways
HWY 101, HWY 12
Railways
SMART
Airports
0
Schools
Sonoma Academy, Yulupa Elementary, Kawana Academy Of Arts And Sc
Waterways
Colgan Creek, Matanzas Creek
Township
6N, 7N
Range
7W, 8W
Section
30, 36
Base
MtDiablo
Other Location Info
Taylor Mountain Regional Park
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
§ 15304 - Minor Alterations to Land
Reasons for Exemption
Project consists of routine operation and maintenance of public park land via the removal of invasive species. Vegetation removal will not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees and result in only minor alteration from hand-pulling.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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