Mitigated Negative Declaration for CDFW's 2024 Fisheries Restoration Grant Program's Mitigated Negative Declaration Project
As required by the California Environmental Quality Act, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's (CDFW) Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP) provided Public Notice of the completion of a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the 2024 FRGP's MND Project (SCH #2024100483). The public review period for the 2024 FRGP's MND Project is now closed.
Project Location: Various streams in Del Norte, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, Santa Barbara, Siskiyou, and Ventura counties.
Description of Project: This project uses grant funds approved by the California Legislature to initiate activities that are designed to restore salmon and steelhead habitat in coastal and Central Valley streams and watersheds. The 2024 Fisheries Restoration Grant Program's Mitigated Negative Declaration Project activities occur in watersheds that have been subjected to significant levels of logging, road building, mining, grazing, and other activities that have reduced the quality and quantity of stream habitat available for native anadromous fish. Restoration activities include fish passage improvement at stream crossings, instream barrier modification for fish passage, instream habitat restoration, riparian restoration, upslope watershed restoration, cooperative rearing, and water conservation measures. The techniques used for these restoration activities have proven successful on many coastal streams and are detailed in the current version of the California Salmonid Stream Habitat Restoration Manual 4th edition. This manual describes in detail how the work shall be performed in the field.
The MND and its documents in full can be viewed on the State Clearinghouse's CEQANetCEQANet.
Alternate formats of these documents will be made available upon request. If reasonable accommodation is needed, email CDFW at FRGP@wildlife.ca.gov. The California Relay Service for the deaf or hearing-impaired can be utilized from TDD phones at (800) 735-2929.
Previous Mitigated Negative Declarations
Previous MNDs will be made available upon request. Please email CDFW at FRGP@wildlife.ca.gov for more information.