Notice of Availability and Intent to Consider an Initial Study/NegativeDeclaration for the Draft Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area Land Management Plan, (UBBWA) Butte and Glenn Counties, California.

Public Notice

Project description and location:

The UBBWA is located in Butte and Glenn Counties and is comprised of three units: Little Dry Creek, Howard Slough and Llano Seco for a total of 9,375 acres. The area has been acquired through a series of transactions by the Wildlife Conservation Board and California Department of Fish and Game (Department). The UBBWA is managed by the Department for its natural resources and for the public’s use and enjoyment of those resources. The primary purpose of the LMP is to establish goals and guidelines for the operation, maintenance, and public use of the area. The Department will use the LMP to help guide the specific tasks for managing the habitats, species, cultural resources, facilities, public uses, and various other activities that occur in the area.

Public review Period

The IS/ND is being circulated for public review and comment for a period of 30 days starting November 2, 2009. Your views and comments on the project are welcomed. Written or email comments must be postmarked or submitted no later than December 1, 2009 and should be submitted to the following address:

California Department of Fish and Game
1701 Nimbus Rd. Suite A
Rancho Cordova, CA 95920
Attn: Armand Gonzales
Email: agonzales@dfg.ca.gov

Please note: A few of the files listed below are large and may take a while to download depending on the speed of your internet connection. They are marked with an asterisk*

Chapters	File Size
Cover Pages	102 KB
Table of Contents	72 KB
Chapter 1 - Introduction	1.7 MB
Chapter 2 - Property Description and Management Setting	2.8 MB
Chapter 3 - Habitat and Species Descriptions *	8.7 MB
Chapter 4 - Compatible Resource Management and Public Use	113 KB
Chapter 5 - Management Goals	326 KB
Chapter 6 - Operations and Maintenance	148 KB
Chapter 7 - Future Revisions to Plan	56 KB
Chapter 8 - References	84 KB

Stamped Notice of Completion	601 KB

Appendices	File Size
Appendix A - Species of UBBWA	78 KB
Appendix B - Acquisition History and Agreements *	15.5 MB
Appendix C - Environmental Review	398 KB
Appendix D - Soils at UBBWA	313 KB
Appendix E - Plant Species Known to Occur on or Near the UBBWA	127 KB
Appendix F - Special Status Species Known to Occur or or Near the UBBWA	136 KB