Lassen County Fire Safe Council/Sagebrush Steppe Restoration Initiative, South Knob Project (SNC 070144)
Summary
SCH Number
2007128273
Public Agency
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Document Title
Lassen County Fire Safe Council/Sagebrush Steppe Restoration Initiative, South Knob Project (SNC 070144)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/20/2007
Document Description
The Lassen County Fire Safe Council is seekign a grant for Sierra Nevada Conservancy Proposition 84 funding to thin overgrown stands of Western juniper trees on the upper watershed of Ash Creek. The area has a hazardous fuel load and the native habitat values have been reduced by the thick groves of juniper trees that resulted from historic overgrazing.
Contact Information
Name
Marji Feliz
Agency Name
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Lassen
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304
Reasons for Exemption
The vegetation management activities meet the standards for this exemption because the thinning of Western juniper trees is not expected to generate any significant environmental effects. The tree removal will generally be by hand-crews; the use of mechanized equipment will be minimized.
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