WUI Wide Forest and Watershed Restoration Project - Big Chico Creek Forest Health Restoration
6 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2020040195
Lead Agency
Butte County Resource Conservation District
(BCRCD)
Document Title
WUI Wide Forest and Watershed Restoration Project - Big Chico Creek Forest Health Restoration
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
4/16/2025
Document Description
The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) would provide funding to the Butte County Fire Safe Council to implement fuel reduction and restoration treatments to increase connections between existing forest health projects and result in WUI–wide forest restoration within the Big Chico Creek Watershed. Treatment activities include mechanical and manual thinning, including mastication, livestock grazing, herbicide application, and prescribed burning, including both broadcast and pile burning. The purpose of these treatments is to promote forest and watershed health, reduce fuel load, and demonstrate efficacy of climate beneficial prescriptions.
Contact Information
Name
Shannon Johnson
Agency Name
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Job Title
Staff Chief
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Name
Timothy Keesey
Agency Name
Butte County Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Project Coordinator
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Taylor Nilsson
Agency Name
Butte County Fire Safe Council
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Counties
Butte
Regions
Countywide, Northern California
Total Acres
361
Other Location Info
Portions of Butte County; west of Forest Ranch, east of Cohassett, and north of Chico.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
California Department of Foresty and Fire Protection
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Butte
Final Environmental Document Available at
This is to certify that the final EIR and record of project approval is available to the General Public at: https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/Project/2020040195
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(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
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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