Vegetation Removal
Summary
SCH Number
2012038265
Public Agency
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Document Title
Vegetation Removal
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/29/2012
Document Description
Remove vegetation and conduct pile burning in a 300 foot wide by 1.5 mile length strip at Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park to reduce the threat of disease, wildfire, and imporve native forest composition and structure.
Work will manually remove excessive surface fuels and ladder fuels, live shrubs, and small diameter understory trees up to 8" in diameter breast height on 21.65 acres; prune trees up to 20 feet or 1/3 crown if less than 20' tall; reduce dead and downed fuel loadings from over 10 tons per acre to less than 3 tons per arce; remove hazardous large diameter snags; retain wildlife supporting large snags and a variety of age classes and species of trees; and pile vegetation in 4' by 4' piles for burning.
Contact Information
Name
Heather M. Reith
Agency Name
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Amador
Other Location Info
Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301, 15304 - Class 1 & 4
Reasons for Exemption
Maintenance or minor alteration of existing public facilities or topographical features involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agnecy's determination; and minor public alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve the removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry purposes.
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