Grant Grove Big Stump Ecological Restoration Project, Phase One (SNC #1246)
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2020060167
- Public Agency
- Sierra Nevada Conservancy
- Document Title
- Grant Grove Big Stump Ecological Restoration Project, Phase One (SNC #1246)
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 6/9/2020
- Present Land Use
- private recreation campground (National Park, National Forest)
- Document Description
- The Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) would provide $936,670 in funding for forest fuels treatments. Treatment activities would occur on 199 acres of a 704-acre site on private land around Sequoia Lake. The treatments would include mastication of heavy fuel loading, clearing ingress/egress, removal of previously decked logs, and prescribed broadcast burning. Treatment activities would comply with environmentally-protective measures required in a CAL FIRE-approved burn plan. A portion of the funding would also be used for hand thinning, site preparation for pile burning, and prescribed fire on 843 acres of federal lands that have been analyzed under NEPA.
- Contact Information
-
Jamie Sammut
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Lead/Public Agency
11521 Blocker Drive, Suite 201
Auburn, CA 95603
Phone : (530) 823-4688
jamie.sammut@sierranevada.ca.gov -
Great Basin Institute
Project Applicant
Location
- Coordinates
- 36°43'53.56"N 118°59'27.24"W
- Cities
- Wilsonia
- Counties
- Fresno Tulare
- Regions
- Southern California
- Other Location Info
- Treatments are centered at approximately 36°43'53.56"N and 118°59'27.24"W on the Sequoia Lake Conference of YMCA property on the N and NE side of Sequoia Lake.
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Categorical Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- Section 15304, Class 4, Minor Alterations to Land
- Reasons for Exemption
- The project would result in minor alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation associated with forestry management activities, including prescribed broadcast burning. The project applicant has incorporated environmentally protective measures into the project. The proposed activities would improve the health and fire-resiliency of the site without materially changing the appearance, use, or environmental conditions of the project area. A portion of the funding would also be used for hand thinning, site preparation for pile burning, and prescribed fire on 843 acres of federal lands that have been analyzed under NEPA; however, CEQA does not apply to these activities pursuant to PRC Section 4799.05(d)(1).
Attachments
- Notice of Exemption
- SNC-1246-GrantGrove_June2020_NOE PDF 355 K
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