Mark West Creek and Wetland Restoration Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026010166
Public Agency
Sonoma County Regional Parks
(SCRP)
Document Title
Mark West Creek and Wetland Restoration Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/12/2026
Document Description
The project would implement restoration in the Mark West Creek Regional Park and Open Space Preserve to enhance stream flow and bolster high quality salmonid habitat by removing trees and shrubs for use as in-stream large woody debris, arresting channel incision to create in-stream salmonid habitat and attenuate peak flows, installing beaver dam analog structures to restore incised channels into wet meadow swales and increase groundwater infiltration, notching or removing relic concrete dams to allow salmonid access to an additional 4 miles of upstream habitat, and implementing stream flow monitoring to evaluate effectiveness. WCB Project Tracker ID: 2025160.
Contact Information
Name
Rebecca Fris
Agency Name
Wildlife Conservation Board
Job Title
Deputy Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Minona Heaviland
Agency Name
Sonoma County Regional Parks
Job Title
Park Program Supervisor
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Santa Rosa
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Parcel #
079-090-016, 079-090-015, 079-090-014, 028-060-058, 028-060-062, 028-060-063, 028-060-063, 028-0
Other Location Info
City: Santa Rosa; County: Sonoma; APNs: 079-090-016, 079-090-015, 079-090-014, 028-060-058, 028-060-062, 028-060-063, 028-060-063, 028-070-036, 028-060-067, 028-060-066, 079-090-008, 028-060-047, 028-060-056
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code Section 21080.56
Reasons for Exemption
Sonoma County Regional Parks, as lead agency, determined that the project is statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to the Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects (SERP), Public Resources Code section 21080.56, as a project that meets all of the following conditions: (1) the Project is exclusively to conserve, restore, protect, or enhance, and assist in the recovery of California native fish and wildlife, and the habitat upon which they depend; or is exclusively to restore or provide habitat for California native fish and wildlife; (2) the Project may have public benefits incidental to the Project's fundamental purpose; (3) the Project will result in long-term net benefits to climate resiliency, biodiversity, and sensitive species recovery; and includes procedures and ongoing management for the protection of the environment; and (4) Project construction activities are solely related to habitat restoration.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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