Marble Peaks

The Wildlife Conservation Board is allocating a grant to The Nature Conservancy to acquire approximately 455 acres of land and associated water rights along one mile of Miners Creek near Galt in Siskiyou County, California, to protect and restore critical habitat for coho salmon. The project, identified as Marble Peaks and tracked under WCB Project Tracker ID 2025087, is designed to permanently conserve natural conditions and support endangered species recovery through land conservation rather than development. The action is authorized under categorical exemptions under the California Environmental Quality Act, specifically Sections 15313 and 15325, which classify it as a small habitat protection and land acquisition project that maintains existing environmental conditions without significant impact. The place of performance is Etna, California, with all activities centered on the designated properties along Miners Creek. The Wildlife Conservation Board, through its Deputy Executive Director John Walsh, serves as the lead agency and is responsible for project oversight, approval, and environmental compliance. No formal solicitation number, contract type, or monetary value is specified, indicating this is a forecast notice and grant authorization rather than a competitive procurement. There are no Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, pricing details, delivery schedules, packaging requirements, or evaluation factors included, as the effort is governed by state environmental law and administrative grant procedures. The only required documentation is a certified Notice of Exemption, which has been filed, fulfilling the regulatory obligation under CEQA. Payment and accounting details are limited to the agency’s mailing address and an internal agency code, with no invoicing mechanisms, contracting officer representatives, or federal procurement identifiers such as UEI or CAGE codes referenced, confirming this is a state-led conservation initiative carried out through cooperative grant authority without the structure of a traditional federal contract.