Bi-State Sagebrush Enhancement Project (Request No. 1652-2026-091-001-R6)
Summary
SCH Number
2026060280
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6
(CDFW)
Document Title
Bi-State Sagebrush Enhancement Project (Request No. 1652-2026-091-001-R6)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/8/2026
Document Description
Pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 1652, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved the Bi-State Sagebrush Enhancement Project submitted by Richard Kyle Faig, a representative of US Fish and Wildlife Service.
The project will implement low-tech, process-based restoration actions, including
constructing beaver dam analogs, post-assisted log structures, and Zuni bowl/Zeedyk
structures; remove encroaching pinyon-juniper woodlands; reconstruct an old diversion structure and associated irrigation ditch to irrigate a disconnected floodplain meadow; and convert existing fencing to wildlife-friendly designs. The project is expected to have approximately 4.09 acres of disturbance.
Contact Information
Name
Dana Scott
Agency Name
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Richard Kyle Faig
Agency Name
United States Fish and Wildlife Service – Reno Field Office
Job Title
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Bridgeport
Counties
Mono
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
The Project is located on the Hunewill Family property in the Bodie Hills, near the community of Bridgeport, Mono County. The Project is located approximately a half mile west of the California-Nevada border.
Other Information
The Project site is bounded by Beauty Peak to the southeast and Masonic Peak to the northwest.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 33; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15333
Reasons for Exemption
Class 33 consists of small projects not to exceed 5 acres in size to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of habitat for fish, plants, or wildlife.
County Clerk
Mono
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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