SACRAMENTO, Calif.
- The Bureau of Reclamation has prepared a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Environmental Assessment (EA) on providing $447,415 from the
Central Valley Project Conservation Program to River Partners.
The Proposed Action would restore and enhance native habitat on 175 acres of historic riparian forest that are now degraded farmlands and remnant habitat
within Dos Rios Ranch, located at the confluence of the Tuolumne and San Joaquin rivers, near Modesto, California. A 1.5 acre elevated flood refuge mound
for the riparian brush rabbit would also be created.
Restored habitat would provide a suitable reintroduction site for riparian brush rabbit, as well as expanded habitat areas for additional federally
endangered, threatened and state listed species. The Proposed Action would supplement proposed funding from the Natural Resources Conservation Service
Wetland Reserve Program to restore habitat at Dos Rios Ranch.
The EA was available for public review from May 23, 2016, to June 6, 2016. No public comments were received. The FONSI and EA were prepared in accordance
with the National Environmental Policy Act and are available at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=24519. If you
encounter problems accessing the documents online, please call 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.
For additional information or to receive copies of the FONSI and EA, please contact Doug Kleinsmith at 916-978-5034 (TTY 800-877-8339). To view the
documents at Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California, please contact Kleinsmith to schedule an appointment.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
