Powdery Mildew Research Activities Involving California State-Listed Plants
Summary
SCH Number
2025101173
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning
(CDFW)
Document Title
Powdery Mildew Research Activities Involving California State-Listed Plants
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/24/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is issuing a California Endangered Species Act (CESA) and Native Plant Protection Act (NPPA) scientific, educational, or management permit pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 2081, subdivision (a), and California Code of Regulations, Title 14, section 786.9, subdivision (c) to Ryan C. Donnelly (Permit No. 2081(a)-25-014-RP) for a project investigating powdery mildew (Family Erysiphaceae) fungal relationships in California. The Project may collect, store, and export dried plant material from plants designated as rare pursuant to the NPPA and plants designated as endangered, threatened, or candidate species pursuant to CESA that exhibit signs of powdery mildew. A single whole plant may be collected from small annual species if the population numbers support collection, or collection may involve a small sample of plant tissue or stem material from larger perennial species. Collected plant material will be pressed and dried using a plant press before being exported to North Carolina State University for powdery mildew fungal analysis, taxonomic evaluation, and long-term storage.
Contact Information
Name
Joanne Heraty
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning Branch
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist- Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Name
Ryan C. Donnelly
Agency Name
Colibri Ecological Consulting
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba
Regions
Statewide
Other Location Info
Project collection activities will take place at wild populations of state-listed plants in California.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15306, Class 6
Reasons for Exemption
The project consists of basic data collection and research that will facilitate research on host-specific fungal relationships of powdery mildew and state-listed plants in California. The permit issued by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for the Project includes measures to ensure that existing populations of California state-listed plants are adequately protected.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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