Swanton View Fuel Reduction
Summary
SCH Number
2018038604
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Swanton View Fuel Reduction
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/27/2018
Document Description
Swanton View Rd is part of a rural community in northern coastal Santa Cruz County. The road access eight homes and dead-ends approximately 1 mile upslope with its intersection with Swanton rd. The overstory vegetation is primarily comprised of hardwoods such as coast live oak, tanoak, and madrone; conifers include coast redwood, Douglas-fir and Monterey pine. Understory vegetation is made up of hazelnut, poison oak, blackberry and shade tolerant tree species.
Handcrews will create a shaded fuelbreak within about 20 feet of Swanton View Rd to improve emergency ingress/egress during a wildfire and conduct similar fuel reduction efforts near select homes in the Swanton View Area to reduce fire intensity and improve structure protection during a wildfire. In both cases, continuous understory vegetation will be removed; overstory trees will be pruned to a height of 8 to 10 feet from the ground. Cut material will primarily be chipped along Swanton View Rd; any material not chipped will be lopped to a height of 12 inches or less and scattered.
Contact Information
Name
Andrew Hubbs
Agency Name
Cal Fire
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Counties
Santa Cruz
Township
10S
Range
3W
Section
7 & 8
Base
MDBM
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
s: 15304
Reasons for Exemption
Minor alteration to vegetation which does not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees; no activity is proposed that is listed as a limitation under CCR 15300.2.
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