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Please see announcements below from the California Department of Fish and Game regarding the draft environmental impact report for proposed marine protected areas on the north coast and a new study to protect vulnerable birds from the impacts of climate change:
| Draft Environmental Impact Report Now Available for Proposed North Coast Marine Protected Areas |
March 2, 2012
Media Contacts:
Susan Ashcraft, Department of Fish and Game, (916) 445-6451
Adrianna Shea, California Fish and Game Commission, (916) 653-4899
Jordan Traverso, Department of Fish and Game, (916) 654-9937
A Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) is now complete for the Marine Protected Area (MPA) proposals covering California’s North Coast Study Region. A 45-day public comment and review period will run through April 16.
The DEIR is now available to the public on DFG’s website at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/impact_nc.asp. Printed copies of the DEIR and related documents are available at the following public library locations: Del Norte County’s Crescent City Branch and Smith River Branch libraries; Humboldt County’s Eureka Branch, Trinidad Branch, Hoopa Branch, Ferndale Branch, Fortuna Branch, and Rio Dell libraries; Mendocino County’s Ukiah Branch, Willits Branch, Round Valley, Fort Bragg, and Coast Community Branch libraries; Sacramento County Public Library; and at the following DFG field offices:
- California Department of Fish and Game: 619 Second Street, Eureka, CA 95501 (707-445-6493);
- California Department of Fish and Game: 2330 N. Harbor Drive, Fort Bragg, CA 95437 (707-964-9078).
PUBLIC HEARINGS: Three public hearings will be held for the public to present written and/or verbal comments on the DEIR at the following locations and times:
- Fort Bragg: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Fort Bragg Town Hall (363 N. Main Street, Fort Bragg, CA 95437);
- Crescent City: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Del Norte County Board Chamber Building (981 H Street, Crescent City, CA 95531); and
- Eureka: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at the Red Lion Hotel (1929 Fourth Street, Eureka, CA 95501). Note that this is a Commission meeting, at which public comments on the proposed MLPA regulations and the DEIR will be received.
Written comments may be mailed to the following address:
MLPA North Coast CEQA Comments
Department of Fish and Game
c/o Horizon Water and Environment
P.O. Box 2727
Oakland, CA 94602
Comments may also be submitted via e-mail to MLPAcomments@HorizonWater.com. E-mailed comments must include “MLPA CEQA Comments” in the subject line.
All comments (mailed or e-mailed) must include the commentor’s name, address and daytime telephone number.
All comments must be post-marked no later than 5 p.m. on April 16 in order to be considered for inclusion in the Final EIR.
| New Study Will Help Protect Vulnerable Birds from Impacts of Climate Change |
Contacts:
Lyann Comrack, DFG Wildlife Biologist, (916) 341-6981
Carol Singleton, DFG Communications, (916) 322-8962
Tom Gardali, PRBO Ecologist, (415) 868-0655 ext. 381
Melissa Pitkin, PRBO Communications (707) 781-2555 ext. 307
Scientists from the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and PRBO Conservation Science have completed an innovative study on the effects of climate change on vulnerable birds. This first-of-its-kind study prioritizes which species are most at risk and will help guide conservation measures in California. The study was published today in the journal PLoS ONE.
The study combines existing stressors such as habitat loss and degradation with the vulnerability of California’s bird species to projected climate change impacts to produce a prioritized list of at-risk species for conservation action. The research shows that nearly 130 species of birds are vulnerable to the predicted effects of climate change and that 21 of the state’s 29 threatened and endangered bird species (72 percent) will be further impacted by climate change, increasing their risk of extinction.
The complete list of species and the climate vulnerability scores are available online through the California Avian Data Center.
The full announcement is available online here.
You have received this e-newsletter from the California Coastal Coalition (CalCoast), a non-profit advocacy group comprised of 35 coastal cities; five counties; SANDAG, BEACON and SCAG; private sector partners and NGO's, committed to protecting and restoring California's coastline through beach sand restoration, increasing the flow of natural sediment, wetlands recovery, improved water quality, watershed management and the reduction of marine debris and plastic pollution.
Steven Aceti, JD
Executive Director
steveacecti@calcoast.org
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