SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation intends to provide $732,930 to the Bureau of Land Management so that the BLM can acquire about 300 acres of private inholdings within the Carrizo Plain National Monument.
The purchase of four private parcels would conserve habitats for threatened and endangered species like the San Joaquin kit fox, giant kangaroo rat, blunt-nose leopard lizard, and San Joaquin wooly-threads plant.
The proposed funding is from the Central Valley Project’s Improvement Act Habitat Restoration and Conservation Programs for mitigating and minimizing future impacts on threatened and endangered species. The property acquisition also contributes to the BLM’s long-range goals of preserving endangered species habitat and promoting species recovery through strategic, targeted land acquisitions and subsequent management activities to optimize habitat conditions.
Reclamation is seeking public comment on an Environmental Assessment prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The document is available for review at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=32082.
Please email comments to jlefevre@usbr.gov by close of business April 23. You can also mail comments to Jamie LeFevre, Bureau of Reclamation, Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way, CA 95825.
For additional information or to request a copy of the Environmental Assessment, please contact Jamie LeFevre at 916-978-5035 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email jlefevre@usbr.gov.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
