Highland Lakes Road Fuel Reduction Project
Summary
SCH Number
2009062103
Lead Agency
Western Shasta Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Highland Lakes Road Fuel Reduction Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Timberland; Agricultural; Residential
Z: Natural habitat & residential
GP: Habitat protection and Timberland
Document Description
The Highland Lakes Road Fuel Reduction Project has a goal of reducing wildfire risk to a rural residential area near Shingletown, Shasta County. Currently, the fire hazard rating for the vicinity is Very High, according to Cal Fire. The fire risk will be reduced by cutting and burning or masticating shrubs and small trees standing within designated fuelbreak zones adjacent to Highland Lakes Road. 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 crowns will be retained at ~20 ft spacing. This will result in an open, park-like forest condition known as a shaded fuelsbreak. 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
Highland Lakes Rd, West of I-5
Zip
96051
Total Acres
79
Parcel #
several
State Highways
I-5
Railways
No
Airports
No
Schools
NO
Waterways
Boulder Creek, Sacramento River
Township
37N
Range
5W
Section
26,27,
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Shingletown
Other Information
Section: 35
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, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
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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