Shingletown Ridge Fuel Reduction
Summary
SCH Number
2008122001
Lead Agency
Western Shasta Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Shingletown Ridge Fuel Reduction
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
PLU: Timberland; Agrocultural; Residential
Z: Natural habitat and Residential
GP: Habitat Protection and Timberland
Document Description
The Shingletown Ridge Fuel Reduction Project has a goal of reducing wildfire risk to a rural residential area, including two subdivisions, near Shingletown, Shasta County. Currently, the fire hazard rating for the vicinity is Very High, according to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection surveys. The Fire Risk will be reduced by cutting and burning or masticating the shrubs and small trees standing within designated fuelbreak zones. Trees greater than 8" diameter at breast height will be retained. In areas where all vegetation is smaller than 8" diameter, small conifers or hardwoods with full foliar crowns will be retained at approx 20 ft spacing. This will result in an open, park-like forest condition known as a shaded fuelbreak. Shaded fuelbreaks are known to reduce intensity and spread rate of fires, allowing crews an increased chance to halt fire from advancing to nearby areas.
Contact Information
Name
Jack Bramhall
Agency Name
Western Shasta Resource Conservation District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Shasta
Cross Streets
State Hwy 44, Shingletown Ridge Road
Zip
96088
Total Acres
181
Parcel #
703-080-021;094-500-096;703-070-001;095-500-040;703-060-003;095-150-011;095-500-010;0-4-500-079;
State Highways
State Hwy 44
Railways
No
Airports
No
Schools
No
Waterways
Ash Creek; Shingletown Creek; Woodridge Lake
Township
31N
Range
1W
Section
25,36
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Shingletown
Other Information
Twnshp:31N
Range:1E
Sect:30,32
Base:MDB&M
Twnshp:30N
Range:1E
Sect:4,5,6
Base:MDB&M
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Cal Fire, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 2 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Redding Region 5 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Resources Agency
Development Types
Other (Conservation/Fuel Reduction Project)
Local Actions
Conservation/Fuel Reduction Project
Project Issues
Biological Resources, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife
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