Arnold-Avery Healthy Forest Restoration (SNC 1257)
Summary
SCH Number
2020030347
Public Agency
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Document Title
Arnold-Avery Healthy Forest Restoration (SNC 1257)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/10/2020
Document Description
The Sierra Nevada Conservancy would provide $1,000,000 in funding for forest thinning and fuel reduction treatments on up to 800 acres of federal land within the Stanislaus National Forest. The treatments would include hand and mechanical thinning and prescribed burning to enhance forest health, promote ecosystem and watershed resiliency in the event of wildfire, and reduce tree mortality due to bark beetle infestations.
Contact Information
Name
Jamie Sammut
Agency Name
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
U.S. Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Counties
Calaveras
Other Location Info
In the Wildland-Urban interface (WUI) on Calaveras Ranger District of the Stanislaus National Forest (Sec 13, 25, 36, T5N R14E; Sec 7, 8, 11-15, 17-21, 24, 27-30, T5N R15E; Sec 18, T5N R16E; Sec 1, 12-14, 23, 24, T4N R14E; Sec 18, T4N R15E).
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code Section 4799.05(d)(1)
Reasons for Exemption
The California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to prescribed fire, thinning, or fuel reduction projects undertaken on federal lands to reduce the risk of high-severity wildfire that have been reviewed under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) if the primary role of a state or local agency is providing funding or staffing for those projects. The Sierra Nevada Conservancy would provide funding for fuel reduction on up to 800 acres of federal land within the Stanislaus National Forest. The proposed activities were reviewed in their entirety pursuant to NEPA, including through resource surveys, preparation of applicable specialist reports, and a Decision Memo documenting why the project qualified for a Categorical Exclusion. The Arnold-Avery Healthy Forest Restoration Decision Memo was signed 10/01/2018.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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