Weed Management and Eradication Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025110706
Public Agency
Mojave Desert Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Weed Management and Eradication Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/18/2025
Document Description
The MDRCD has received a three year grant to carry out weed management and eradication within its service area boundaries. Participating agencies include the Bureau of Land Management; National Park Service; Department of Defense; County Department of Agriculture; U. S. Forest Service; University of California Riverside Extension; Amargosa Conservancy; Mojave Desert Land Trust; and California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The MDRCD administers the grant and the listed parties will carry out their specific approved weed eradication and treatment projects. The protection and rehabilitation work will be performed during the best season to conduct eradication and management of sits hosting the weeds. Bird nesting season will be avoided in riparian areas and other sensitive bird nesting areas. The goal is to eradicate the most noxious weed populations with the limited funding available. The eradication and management activities will consist of mechanical and hand work that will remove or eliminate the weeds in a given area. Additionally, it will include the use of herbicides. Potential herbicides to be used include: glyphosate, clopyralid, indaziflam, aminopyralid, imazapyr, triclopyr, isoxaben, dithiopyr, glufosinate, and/or fluazifop.
Contact Information
Name
Dana Raponi
Agency Name
Mojave Desert Resource Conservation District
Job Title
District Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
Mojave Desert (unincorporated San Bernardino County)
Counties
San Bernardino
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
These protection and rehabilitation activities are proposed to be implemented within designated Weed Management Areas (WMAs) that occur in the Mojave Desert. Specific locations within the WMAs have yet to be selected.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304
Reasons for Exemption
The State CEQA Guidelines provide a series of categorical exemptions for projects that have been deemed to have minimal impacts on the environment. The proposed Weed Management and Eradication Project has been determined to have no potential to cause significant adverse effects on the environment and will protect natural resources in accordance with the requirements of this exemption category. Categorical Exemption Class 4 exempts minor public or private alterations to the condition of land, water, and or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes.....” The proposed project has been determined not to have a potential to cause significant adverse environmental effects as a result of this project’s implementation. Therefore, this proposed action is not forecast to cause any potential for significant adverse environmental impacts and qualifies with the requirements for Class 4 Exemption.
County Clerk
San Bernardino
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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