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<br />INVASIVE SPARTINA PROJECT (ISP) <br /> <br />stakeholders have identified control of invasive species as the top priority for the <br />restoration and protection of the Estuary. <br /> <br />4. Location This project is located in the nine San Francisco Bay Area Counties to <br />benefit the restoration of the San Francisco baylands. <br /> <br />5. Need: Augmentation of fundIng for ISP's existing grants for treatment and <br />eradication of invasive Spartina, are needed because of the aggressive eradication <br />strategy planned for 2005/2006 combined with the surprisingly high costs of the <br />herbicide imaZapyr and of applicator specialists. <br /> <br />6. Greater-than-Iocal interest: Introduced Spartina threatens to move up stream <br />in the San Francisco Bay-Delta, and down the coast to southern California. In <br />the San Francisco Bay, introduced Spartina threatens to displace state and <br />federally listed species, such as the endangered California clapper rail, <br />California black rail, and the salt marsh harvest mouse. <br /> <br />Additional Criteria <br /> <br />5. Urgency: As confirmed at the Third International Invasive Spartina Conference, <br />experts from the region and around the world believe that ifthe spread of introduced <br />Spartina is not controlled within the next few years, the greater than exponential <br />spread of the plants and extensive hybridization with the native Spartinafoliosa will <br />preclude any chance for successful control in the future. If the Conservancy and its <br />partners can address the problem with the appropriately stepped up level of treatment <br />in the short-term, long-term maintenance expenses can be avoided. <br /> <br />6. Readiness: In 2006, ISP and partners treated 1,750 acres of invasive Spartina. <br />Environmental service consultants and grantees are already fully engaged in the pre- <br />treatment season planning, including updating the existing Site-Specific Plans, and <br />are on board to continue treatment in 2007. <br /> <br />7. . Cooperation: Existing grantees (landowners and land mana,gers) are enthusiastically <br />co!tlaborating in the updating and implementation ofthe Sitel-Specific Plans and for <br />pepnittingthat is being coordinated by the ISP consultants. In addition, coordination <br />with the regulatory agencies is ongoing with regard both to treatment and monitoring <br />activities. <br /> <br />CONSISTENCY WITH SAN FRANCISCO BAY PLAN: <br /> <br />The ISP Control Program is consistent with the San Francisco Bay Plan, Policy 3( c), <br />found in the section entitled "Marshes and Mudflats" (page 9), that states: "the quality of <br />existing marshes should be improved by appropriate measures whenever possible." The <br />main purpose of this project is to remove invasive Spartina to improve the long-term <br />quality of existing marsh habitat in the baylands of the San Francisco Estuary. <br /> <br />COMPLIANCE WITH CEQA: <br /> <br />As part of the June 16,2005 ISP staff recommendation (Exhibit 2), the Conservancy <br />authorized initial funding for each ofthe 23 treatment and eradication projects that are <br />proposed for additional funding under this authorization. (The June 16, 2005 staff <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />1~5srr 4 <br />
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