Prescribed Fire in Vernal Pool Management Area
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2020060104
- Public Agency
- California Department of Parks and Recreation
- Document Title
- Prescribed Fire in Vernal Pool Management Area
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 6/3/2020
- Document Description
- Conduct prescribed burning on the 180-acre Vernal Pool Management areas within Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area, in partnership with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal-Fire), to train seasonal firefighters or burn crews from Cal-Fire and/or California State Parks and to reduce thatch cover of non-native vegetation including medusahead and yellow star thistle. Prescribed fire operations may occur in May/June and October/November. Work will: See NOE for full document description.
- Contact Information
-
Jim Micheaels
Department of Parks and Recreation
Lead/Public Agency
7806 Folsom-Auburn Road
Folsom, CA 95630
Phone : (916) 988-0205
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Gold Fields District
Project Applicant
Location
- Counties
- Sacramento
- Other Location Info
- Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Categorical Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- Class: 4 Section: 15304
- Reasons for Exemption
- Project consists minor public or private alterations in the condition of land and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees, and is included as "Prescribed burns to restore native vegetation, reduce fuel loads, and control invasive exotic or alien species" in the Department of Parks and Recreation's list of exempt activities, in accordance with CCR §15300.4.
Attachments
- Notice of Exemption
- 2020060104_13075 Prescribed Fire Vernal Pool Management Area - NOE final PDF 512 K
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