South Park VMP
Summary
SCH Number
2019069041
Lead Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
South Park VMP
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Timberland Production Zone (TPZ)
Document Description
The South Park Project area is in Tuolumne County approximately 5 miles southeast of Arnold, California along the southern boundary of Calaveras Big Trees State Park. The proposed project area is on property owned by Sierra Pacific Industries. The project will consist of a series of small, low intensity prescribed burns conducted in cooperation with Sierra Pacific Industries. Individual burns will generally be single day events and less than 30 acres in size. The objectives of the project are to: 1) create a shaded fuelbreak condition along the Big Trees State Park boundary to protect Big Trees State Park, Sierra Pacific Industries timberlands and USFS timberlands from an uncontrolled wildfire; 2) protect the mixed conifer over story by reducing surface fuel loading, and increasing canopy base height; 3) and, enhance wildlife habitat.
Contact Information
Name
Gary Whitson
Agency Name
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Arnold
Counties
Tuolumne
Cross Streets
SR-4 & Big Trees Pkwy
Zip
95223
Total Acres
491
State Highways
SR-4
Waterways
North Fork Stanislaus River
Township
4N
Range
15E
Section
6
Base
MDBM
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, Cal Fire, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)
Development Types
Other (Fireline shaded fuel break construction)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Attachments
Environmental Document
NOC
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