AmCo Stewardship - Mokelumne Community Forest (SNC 1251)
Summary
SCH Number
2020030342
Public Agency
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Document Title
AmCo Stewardship - Mokelumne Community Forest (SNC 1251)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/10/2020
Document Description
The Sierra Nevada Conservancy would provide funding in the amount of $95,295 to the Amador Fire Safe Council to prepare a CEQA/NEPA document. This planning and environmental compliance would support future implementation of the AmCo Stewardship - Mokelumne Community Forest project, which is intended to serve to reduce the risk of wildfire near communities and serve as an anchor for land management in the surrounding Wildland Urban Interface.
Contact Information
Name
Jamie Sammut
Agency Name
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
Amador Fire Safe Council
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Counties
Amador
Other Location Info
The approximately 431 ac. project area is located on multiple discontiguous parcels of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The project area spans westward from Pioneer at Buckhorn Ridge north of Volcano and along Shakeridge Road to the furthest western parcel off Quartz Mountain Road east of Sutter Creek. The parcels are adjacent to communities in and around Buckhorn, Pioneer, Volcano, and Sutter Creek
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15306
Reasons for Exemption
This is a planning project involving the preparation of environmental analysis documents; it does not involve physical alterations to the environment. Specific actions include resource surveys and preparation of a joint NEPA and CEQA document that evaluate future possible actions. However, those actions have not been approved, and the completion of this environmental documents will not have a legally binding effect on future activities.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15262
Reasons for Exemption
This is a planning project involving the preparation of environmental analysis documents; it does not involve physical alterations to the environment. Specific actions include resource surveys and preparation of a joint NEPA and CEQA document that evaluate future possible actions. However, those actions have not been approved, and the completion of this environmental documents will not have a legally binding effect on future activities.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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