California: Governance

May 2008
Volume
38
Issue
13
The Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a public hearing to consider the proposal to amend Section 670.2, Title 14, California Code of Regulations, relating to Plants of California Declared to Be Endangered, Threatened or Rare. The Department of Fish and Game proposes to amend Subsection (a), Section 670.2, Title 14, CCR, to remove Truckee barberry (Mahonia sonnei) from the list of endangered plants as it is not distinct from creeping barberry (Berberis aquifolium var. repens). At the same time, the Department of Fish and Game proposes to amend Subsection (c), Section 670.2, Title 14, CCR, to remove Marin bent grass (Agrostis blasdalei var. marinensis), slender-pod jewelflower (Caulanthus stenocarpus), and Hanging Gardens manzanita (Arctostaphylos edmundsii var. parvifolia) from the list of rare plants since these species cannot be differentiated from the species under which they are now placed: BlasdaleĀ§s bent grass (Arctostaphylos blasdalei), San Diego jewelflower (Caulanthus stenocarpus var. stenocarpus), and Little Sur manzanita (Arctostaphylos edmundsii), respectively. The hearing will be held June 27, 2008. Comments are due June 13, 2008. http://www.oal.ca.gov/pdfs/notice/17z-2008.pdf pp. 633-635.