HRP ((b)(1) “other”) FY16 Projects, 4/22/2016

Project Proposed Activity Funding

R-3

Western Yellow-billed 

Cuckoo Habitat 

Enhancement and 

Restoration in the Kern 

River Valley, California

Southern Sierra Research 

Station

Restoration of 14.1 acres of riparian 

habitat; enhancement of 49 acres of 

riparian habitat; enhancement of 47.7 

acres of grassland habitat; and 

enhancement of 2.5 acres of wetlands 

in Kern County. In particular, the 

riparian restoration and enhancement 

will benefit the yellow-billed cuckoo and 

southwestern willow flycatcher which 

historically used these areas. Includes 

monitoring of vegetation and breeding 

birds for 5 years.

**$608,561

C-1

Propagation and Monitoring 

of Sacramento Orcutt Grass

Carol Witham

Introduction of Sacramento orcutt grass 

into several protected locations within 

the Mather Core Recovery Area of 

eastern Sacramento County, and postmonitoring for 4-5 years for population 

sizes and spatial distribution.

**$73,670

N/A

Captive Rearing and 

Release to Support 

Recovery of Lange’s 

Metalmark Butterfly at 

Antioch Dunes NWR

The Urban Wildlands Group

Continue the Lange’s metalmark 

butterfly captive propagation and 

reintroduction project for the 2016-2017

breeding season. LMBs will be 

released for reintroduction at the 

Antioch Dunes NWR in Contra Costa 

County.

**$62,883

(Note: The 

currently funded 

FY 2015 grant 

agreement for 

this project will 

be modified to 

add these funds 

for 1 more year 

of work.)

A-4

Semitropic Water Storage 

District Pond Road Property 

Conservation Easement 

Acquisition Land Protection 

Project

Center for Natural Lands 

Management

Conservation easement on 402 acres 

owned by the Semitropic Water Storage 

District containing disturbed alkali sink 

habitat which is adjacent to undisturbed 

protected alkali sink habitat to benefit 

Tipton kangaroo rat, San Joaquin kit 

fox, and blunt-nosed leopard lizard in 

Kern County. (Note: see R-2). 

*$230,000

R-2 Habitat restoration of alkali sink scrub 

on 402 acres of property owned by the 

Semitropic Water Storage District to 

*$30,000
Project Proposed Activity Funding

Semitropic Water Storage 

District Pond Road Property, 

Alkali Sink Scrub Habitat 

Restoration Proposal

Vollmar Natural Lands 

Consulting, Inc.

benefit Tipton kangaroo rat, San 

Joaquin kit fox, and blunt-nosed leopard 

lizard in Kern County. (Note: see A-4).

A-2

Todisco Ranch 

Conservation Project

Sierra Foothill Conservancy

Conservation easement on 480 acres 

on the Todisco Ranch located 

southeast of Eastman Lake to protect 

grassland, vernal pools, and oak 

woodland habitats and benefit CA tiger 

salamander, vernal pool fairy shrimp, 

vernal pool tadpole shrimp, valley 

elderberry longhorn beetle, hairy orcutt 

grass, and succulent owl’s clover in 

Madera County.

*$23,000

(Note: The 

CVPCP is 

contributing 

$457,000 for a 

total of 

$480,000)

A-5

Conserving Critical 

California Tiger Salamander 

Habitat in the Dunnigan Hills

The Yolo Habitat 

Conservancy

Conservation easement on 627 acres in 

the Dunnigan Hills to protect contiguous 

grassland habitat and multiple pond 

sites for the CA tiger salamander in 

Yolo County.

*$314,000

(Note: The 

CVPCP is 

contributing 

$500,000 for a 

total of 

$814,000)

FY 2016 Allocation 

$1,500,000

BOR 

USFWS 

+$750,000

+$750,000

FY 2013 Deobligation from 

Richvale VP Project

BOR*** +$314,000

Project Costs Total: 

$1,342,114

BOR 

USFWS 

 -

$597,000

-$745,114

Program Administration 

and Overhead Costs Total: 

$471,886

BOR 

USFWS 

 -

$192,780

-$279,106

*BOR-funded. 

**Service-funded.

***These funds were originally on the Service side but since BOR can use them right 

away, it was decided to transfer them there to use for the Dunnigan Hills project.