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Written by: California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Published: 31 May 2025

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, or CDFW, is seeking public comment on the draft Guidelines for Recovery Planning, a document intended to guide development of effective recovery plans to recover threatened and endangered species listed under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA; Fish and Game Code section 2079.1).

CDFW has posted the draft Guidelines for Recovery Planning to CDFW’s Recovery Planning web page for public review. CDFW respectfully requests comments be submitted no later than July 31, 2025. Submit written comments to CDFW by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and include “Guidelines for Recovery Planning” in the subject line. Comments may also be submitted by mail to California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Branch, Attn: Austin Roy/Recovery Guidelines, P.O. Box 944209, Sacramento, CA 94244-2090.

During the comment period, CDFW will host a public meeting from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. The meeting will be held at 715 P St., Room 201, Sacramento, CA 95811.

For those who would like to attend remotely over Zoom, registration for the meeting is available using this link: https://wildlife-ca-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I4hSqGxeR8GTPoDkLgbt9Q

Following the public comment period, information received will be reviewed and considered during development of the final guidelines. Once approved, the final Guidelines for Recovery Planning will be available on CDFW’s Recovery Planning web page.

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Written by: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Published: 24 May 2025

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening a 60-day public comment period on its proposal to designate critical habitat for the four listed distinct population segments of the foothill yellow-legged frog in California.  

The proposal designates 760,071 essential acres of critical habitat and includes land along streams and other waterbodies inhabited by the foothill yellow-legged frog, as well as nearby upland areas that are used by the amphibian for dispersal and shelter.

Approximately half of the proposed critical habitat falls on federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.  

The Service proposes designating critical habitat for the following: 

• 192,275 acres for the threatened North Feather distinct population segment;
• 307,772 acres for the endangered South Sierra distinct population segment;
• 249,942 acres for the threatened Central Coast distinct population segment;
• 10,077 acres for the endangered South Coast distinct population segment.

Critical habitat designation requires federal agencies to ensure that actions they plan to undertake, fund or authorize do not destroy or adversely modify that habitat. 

Establishing critical habitat for the frog will not interfere with the operations of California’s extensive water infrastructure, impact essential activities that reduce the risk of large-scale high-severity wildfire or reduce access to recreation or rangeland for grazing.  

The designation of critical habitat does not affect land ownership or establish a wildlife refuge, wilderness reserve, preserve or other conservation area. 

Private landowners only need to consider critical habitat if their activities involve federal funding or permitting.  

The service is committed to using the public comment process to solicit sound science, new data and general perspectives on proposed species listings. 

The public can submit comments on the proposed critical habitat and read supporting information at www.regulations.gov by searching the docket number FWS-R8-ES-2023-0157. 

Comments should be submitted by July 28, 2025.

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Written by: Lake County Community Development Department

Published: 22 May 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Zoning Administrator of the County of Lake, State of California will consider approving Design Review PL-25-23; DR 23-03 and Mitigated Negative Declaration IS 23-08 with no public hearing on: June 4, 2025, unless a written request for a public hearing is submitted on May 29, 2025, by 5:00 p.m. to the Community Development Department Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport CA. Should a timely request for a hearing be filed, a public hearing will be held on June 4, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., in Conference Room C, 3rd floor of the courthouse, for consideration of proposed Design Review (PL-25-23; DR 23-03) a short-stay motel with six 800 sq. ft. cabins, two units each, plus 11 parking spaces with one Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) space (12 total), and a new trash enclosure.

Applicant: Belwood Investments LLC; Location: 10336 Loch Lomond Road, Middletown, CA 95461 (APN 011-067-18).

The hearing (if requested) will take place both in-person and via teleconference. The Agenda, teleconference information, staff report and attachments will be posted online a minimum of 72 hours prior to the hearing on the County of Lake’s website find at: https://www.lakecountyca.gov/AgendaCenter/Zoning-Administrator-5. 

A copy of the staff report is available upon request. Questions and public comments may be submitted at the public hearing to: Pablo Guerrero, Assistant Planner at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (707) 263-2221.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Mireya G. Turner

By:________________________________
Danae LoDolce, Office Assistant III