UC Nature Motus Tower at the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory (SNARL)
Summary
SCH Number
2026041210
Public Agency
University of California, Santa Barbara
Document Title
UC Nature Motus Tower at the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory (SNARL)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/24/2026
Document Description
UC Nature is proposing to install one (1) temporary Motus tower at the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory (SNARL) as part of the California Sentinel Sites for Nature (SSN) monitoring collaboration. The tower would be 30-feet in height and would sit on a new 9 square feet and 2.5-feet deep concrete pad. Three (3) stabilization wires from the top of the tower would be anchored by three (3) concrete pads measuring 1 by 1 square feet and 2.5-feet deep.
Contact Information
Name
Reinah Urqueza
Agency Name
University of California, Santa Barbara
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Mammoth Lakes
Counties
Mono
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Mt Morrison Road and Eastern Sierra Scenic Bywy
Zip
93546
State Highways
Eastern Sierra Scenic Bywy
Railways
Nil
Airports
Mammoth Yosemite Airport
Schools
Nil
Waterways
Convict Creek, Convict Lake, Crowley Lake
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15303, 15304
Reasons for Exemption
The project is temporary, small in scale, and is not constructed of hazardous materials. The project is located on a disturbed site. Ground-disturbing works are minor and would not impact on geological resources. There are no biological resources, cultural resources, and historical resources on the project site.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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