Weir Canyon Invasive Pest Mitigation and Fuel Reduction Project
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2020060471
- Lead Agency
- Orange County Fire Authority
- Document Title
- Weir Canyon Invasive Pest Mitigation and Fuel Reduction Project
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 6/23/2020
- Project Applicant
- Orange County Fire Authority
- Present Land Use
- Open Space, Parkland
- Document Description
- Orange County Fire Authority, under the CalFire Fire Prevention Grant Program, proposes to treat trees with pesticides to reduce the presence of invasive gold spotted oak borer (GSOB) and Invasive Shot Hole Borer (ISHB) within the Weir Canyon Nature Preserve area in Orange County, CA (Proposed Project or Project). The Proposed Project site, is located in the northeastern part of Orange County, at the border of the City of Anaheim and comprises of 142.13 acres of forested land. It includes portions of the Weir Canyon area, in the northern part of the greater Irvine Ranch Open Space, and spreads across both sides of State Route (SR) 241. Trees are an important component of natural ecosystems in California and treatment of infested trees would eliminate pests and slow the spread rate, enhancing the survival rate of existing tree populations. A decrease in tree mortality would ultimately reduce the wildfire risks to habitable structures by reducing potential fuel within parks and adjacent to roads, homes, and HOAs.
- Contact Information
-
Dave Erickson
Orange County Fire Authority
1 Fire Authority Road
Irvine, CA 92602
Phone : (949) 447-0549
daviderickson@ocfa.org
Location
- Cities
- Unincorporated
- Counties
- Orange
- Regions
- Countywide Unincorporated
- Other Location Info
- The Proposed Project site, is located in the northeastern part of Orange County, at the border of the City of Anaheim and comprises of 142.13 acres of forested land. It includes portions of the Weir Canyon area, in the northern part of the greater Irvine Ranch Open Space, and spreads across both sides of State Route (SR) 241.
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Categorical Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- Sections 15304, 15307, 15308
- Reasons for Exemption
- None of the exceptions specified in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply
Attachments
- Environmental Document
- 21208 OCFA Weir Canyon CEQA_v7 DOCX 152 K 21208 PLAN Fig 1 Project Location and Vicinity -Wier Canyon PDF 1410 K
- Notice of Exemption
- NOE_03 PDF 174 K NOE_Attachment A_04 DOCX 25 K
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