Nash Mill Road Fuel Reduction
Summary
SCH Number
2018048212
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Nash Mill Road Fuel Reduction
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/9/2018
Document Description
The project consists of the removal of vegetation located adjacent to 13.2 miles of Nash Mill Rd to maintain ingress and egress routes in the event of a wildland fire. Hand crews will reduce surface and ladder fuels by cutting & chipping shrubs and understory trees for the purpose of reducing the fire hazard along a private road through a rural subdivision. The treatment area consists of the road ROW extending approx 30-ft in both directions from the centerline of the roadway. The vegetation consists of oak & conifer stands with areas of dense shrubs. Hand crews will utilize chainsaws, pole-saws & hand tools to remove brush & dead ground fuels. Live trees which are 10-in. diameter or less may be thinned and removed. Larger trees will have branches pruned up to 8-ft above ground level. This ROW has been treated in the past in the same manner. Woody material generated by this project shall be chipped. A portion of this project may be masticated by a swing-boom excavator/masticator operating on the roadway. This treatment will be maintained periodically as the vegetation regrows to retain the viability of the fuel reduction area.
Contact Information
Name
Louis Sciocchetti
Agency Name
Cal Fire
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Mendocino
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304
Reasons for Exemption
The project meets the requirements of a CEQA Article 19 class 4 exemption, consisting of minor public/private alterations in the conditions of land, water and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature & scenic trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes. The CNDDB was searched and no rare, threatened or endangered plant or animal species were identified on the project site that will be negatively impacted by this project. The CAL FIRE Archaeologist has been consulted and has determined that this project is exempt from further archaeological review.
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