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Consider adopting a resolution in support of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) acquisition of a portion of the land for the San Pablo Bay Wildlife National Refuge (APN 0067-020-030), located at northeast corner of Highway 37 and Skaggs Island Road; and Direct County staff to work concurrently with the Service on the acquisition of 50 acres of said parcel, to be brought back to the Board for final action
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors consider adopting a resolution in support of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) acquisition of a portion of the land for the San Pablo Bay Wildlife National Refuge (APN 0067-020-030), located at northeast corner of Highway 37 and Skaggs Island Road; and Direct County staff to work concurrently with the Service on the acquisition of 50 acres of said parcel, to be brought back to the Board for final action.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Service manages the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge, which lies along the north shore of the San Pablo Bay, and includes properties within the Solano, Napa and Sonoma Counties. The Refuge includes open bay/tidal marsh, mud flats and managed wetlands which provide critical habitat for migratory birds and endangered species. The Service is seeking funding approval from the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund to purchase the subject property from the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (MBCC). The authority to approve the funds, has been delegated to the Executive Director of the California Fish and Game Commission, and as a condition of approval, County support is required in order approve the funds. The property is within the approved boundary of the Refuge, approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission. Acquisition of the property by the Service is proposed an...
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