Aspen Community Restoration Project
Summary
SCH Number
2011118152
Public Agency
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 6 (Lahontan)
Document Title
Aspen Community Restoration Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/18/2011
Document Description
The purpose of the project is to improve and restore aspen communities on US Forest Service lands through the removal of confirs from within and adjacent to aspen stands that were identified as threatened by Forest Servie studies. The project will reduce the risk of castatrophic wildfire in the project areas. The US Forest Service will use prescribed fire to dispose of thinned material. The use of fire in Stream Environment Zones in the Lake Tahoe Basin required a Basin Plan Prohibition Exemption and subsequent CEQA finding.
Contact Information
Name
Doug Cushman
Agency Name
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 6 (Lahontan)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
South Lake Tahoe
Counties
El Dorado, Placer
Other Location Info
Tahoe City
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304
Reasons for Exemption
The project will result in improved wildlife and vegetation conditions in the aspen stands and reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire in these areas.
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