Crane Valley Meadow Restoration project (Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. BUT-60255-R2)
Summary
SCH Number
2026030726
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2
(CDFW)
Document Title
Crane Valley Meadow Restoration project (Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. BUT-60255-R2)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/17/2026
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed
Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification Number BUT-60255-R2, pursuant to
Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the project Applicant, Sierra Pacific Industries, as
represented by Jesse Barnett.
The project includes the conservation, restoration, protection, and enhancement of
approximately 100 acres of meadow habitat to support and assist recovery of native fish and
wildlife species, through the use of low-tech, process-based restoration practices to construct
three types of woody structures – channel-spanning, bank-attached, and mid-channel – in
degraded meadow channels. The project will place Post-Assisted Log Structures (PALS),
consisting of large wood jams made from branches and small to medium trees, and Beaver
Dam Analogs (BDAs), which are used to mimic natural beaver dams using smaller wood and
local materials like rocks and sediment, in incised channels.
Contact Information
Name
Zach Kearns
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Jesse Barnett
Agency Name
Sierra Pacific Industries
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Butte
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
near the headwaters of Big Kimshew Creek, a tributary of the West Branch Feather River
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code section 21080.56 (Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects).
Reasons for Exemption
CDFW has determined that the project meets the
qualifying criteria set forth in Section 21080.56, subdivisions (a) through (d), inclusive.
CDFW’s determination is supported by (1) the Butte County Resource Conservation District’s July 25, 2025, initial determination as lead agency that the project meets the qualifying criteria
set forth in Section 21080.56, subdivisions (a) through (d), inclusive; and (2) pursuant to
Section 21080.56, subdivision (e), the CDFW Director’s August 27, 2025, concurrence with
the Butte County Resource Conservation District determination, which is available at
wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Cutting-Green-Tape/SERP/Concurrences.
County Clerk
Butte
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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