Forty-Niner Fire Hazard Reduction (Fuelbreak) Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2000092087
Lead Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Forty-Niner Fire Hazard Reduction (Fuelbreak) Project
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Rural Residential
Document Description
The removal of the majority of the understory vegetation 10 inches and less in diameter at breast height within 75 feet of the centerline of several roads near Nevada City in Nevada County California, for approximately 20 miles. All work will be accomplished by use of a masticator and/or hand crews supported by chippers and burning. The majority of downed material shall be chipped and left on-site. The project will create a Roadside Modified Shaded Fuel Break that is a defensible location to be used by fire suppression resources.
Contact Information
Name
Eric Carr
Agency Name
Department of Forestry And Fire Protection
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Nevada City
Counties
Nevada
Total Acres
250
State Highways
49
Township
16,17N
Range
9,8E
Section
1,6,7,
Base
MDBM
Other Information
SECTION: 16,20,21,23-25, 28,29,31,32,33-36
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife
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