Sonoma Land Trust Preserves Vegetation Treatment Project
124 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2019012052
Lead Agency
Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District
Document Title
Sonoma Land Trust Preserves Vegetation Treatment Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
4/17/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (CAL FIRE) would be providing funding to help support training activities for prescribed and wildland fire certifications on up to 174 acres of State Responsibility Area (SRA) lands on Laufenburg Ranch Preserve in Sonoma County. The Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District has prepared a Project-Specific Analysis (PSA) for vegetation treatment and prescribed burning activities, covered by the California Vegetation Treatment Project (CalVTP) Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR), and being adopted by the Watershed Research Center for their Equitable Workforce Development Project. The proposed treatment types (fire line construction to support prescribed fire and vegetation removal) and treatment activities (manual fire line construction, manual vegetation removal, and manual piling) are consistent with those evaluated in the CalVTP Program EIR. Training activities being funded by CAL FIRE include Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2) and Wildland Fire Chainsaws (S-212). The purpose of these treatments is to promote workforce development actions which support healthy, resilient forests and demonstrate efficacy of climate beneficial prescriptions.
Contact Information
Name
Shannon Johnson
Agency Name
California Department of Foresty and Fire Protection
Job Title
Staff Chief
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Name
Anneke Turbeville
Agency Name
Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District
Job Title
Administrative Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Name
Allison Jolley
Agency Name
Watershed and Reseach Training Center
Job Title
RFFC Program Director
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Countywide
Total Acres
174
Other Location Info
Portions of Laufenburg Ranch Preserve in Sonoma County.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
California Department of Foresty and Fire Protection
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Sonoma
Final Environmental Document Available at
This is to certify that the Sonoma Land Trust Preserves Vegetation Treatment Project PSA and Addendum, and record of project approval for the CalVTP Program EIR, are available to the public on the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection webpage with the environmental documentation associated with individual approved CalVTP projects: https://bof.fire.ca.gov/projects-and-programs/calvtp-homepage-and-storymap/.
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes (Project Specific Analysis and Addendum)
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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