Lake Theodore Fuel Reduction
Summary
SCH Number
2017028341
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Lake Theodore Fuel Reduction
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/14/2017
Document Description
The project are consists of 69 acres of brush covered timberland between 1600 and 2000 elevation. Forest management has not occurred on site for over 50 years. The timer stand is primarily small oak trees and brush with a few large scattered overstory Ponderosa Pine, Valley Oak and Black Oak. Forest management has not occurred on site for over 50 years. Understory vegetation is extremely dense includes live and dead Manzanita, Live oak scrub and trees, poison oak, black oak and Himalaya Blackberry. Other species occur throughout the stand typical of the transition zone between a ponderosa pine/oak dominated stand and the blue oak woodland areas found at lower elevations. This transition allows a small number of Buckeye and some blue oaks to occur. The project is limited to hand cutting and chipping of brush and small trees using chainsaws, hand tools, diesel powered chipper, and pole saws for pruning.
Contact Information
Name
Steve Garcia
Agency Name
Cal Fire
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Placer
Parcel #
077-100-042-000,077-100-019-000,077-100-006-000,077-100-017-000,077-112-004-000
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
S:15304 C:4
Reasons for Exemption
The project involves the use of hand tools and a track chipper to reorient understory vegetation. The resulting condition will be only slightly and temporarily alternated form the existing conditions of the land. Placer county Water agency has conducted a biological assessment of the area and identified no resources requiring protection.
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