Identifying Adaptive Traits for Climate Resilience in Sugar Pine Trees
Summary
SCH Number
2020030971
Public Agency
California Tahoe Conservancy
Document Title
Identifying Adaptive Traits for Climate Resilience in Sugar Pine Trees
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/23/2020
Document Description
This grant will provide the University of California, Davis, Tahoe Environmental Research Center with funding to collect data on native sugar pine seedlings in a greenhouse and on seedlings planted in areas that were heavily impacted by mortality during California's six-year drought.
Contact Information
Name
Christine Aralia
Agency Name
California Tahoe Conservancy
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Placer
Other Location Info
The portion of Placer County in the Lake Tahoe Basin between Tahoe City and Kings Beach
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 6, § 15306
Reasons for Exemption
The project involves data collection activities to evaluate genetic traits of sugar pine seedlings best suited to persist with increased stressors resulting from climate change in the future. The project will have no changes or impacts on the land and will not result in a change in land use or intensity of use.