Auburn Shaded Fuel Break - Northern Extension (revised acreage)
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2019120353
Public Agency
Placer County Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Auburn Shaded Fuel Break - Northern Extension (revised acreage)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/11/2021
Present Land Use
Wildland, recreation
Document Description
Placer RCD is working with state, local and federal partners to install a shaded fuel break along the rim of the North Fork American River canyon to protect the city of Auburn from catastrophic wildfire. The goal of the project is to reduce dense understory and ladder fuels to create canopy separation. This has the intent of modifying fire behavior to reduce fire severity in the event of a wildfire. Treatments will include handwork to remove fuels under 10 inches in DBH. Vegetation will be chipped and broadcast in areas accessible with a tracked chipper, and hand piled for burning in steep areas/areas with heavy broom. Grazing and herbicide may also be used to reduce fuels in the project area. The project area consists of approximately 24 acres of private land. A wildfire coming out of the American River canyon would pose a serious threat to life, property, and biological resources in the area. A shaded fuel break will reduce the threat to the City of Auburn by creating safer ingress/egress routes for evacuees and fire personnel and allowing for safer firefighting through modification of wildfire behavior. Mastication may also be used on approximately 10 acres of the project area. Use of mastication will be dependent on sloe, access, and environmental factors. Mastication will not be used in areas where cultural resources or sensitive species have been identified.
Contact Information
Name
Allison Erny
Agency Name
Placer County Resource Conservation District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Email
Name
Agency Name
Placer County Resource Conservation District (RCD)
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Cities
Auburn
Counties
Placer
Township
12N
Range
8E
Section
2
Base
MDBM
Other Location Info
North of the Foresthill Bridge
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304 - Minor alterations to land
Reasons for Exemption
The Placer RCD is proposing the qualification of exemption from a comprehensive CEQA analysis under the Class 4 category for minor alterations to land. The project will consist of fuels management activities for the creation of a shaded fuel break. The proposed project will reduce the volume of flammable vegetation under 10 inches in DBH and will not result in the taking of endangered, rare, or threatened plant or animal species, significant erosion/sedimentation of surface water, or impact to cultural resources. The project does not involve the removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees. Refer to CA 14 CCR Section 15304.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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