Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park 2020/2021 Fuel Reduction Project
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Summary
- SCH Number
- 2020090121
- Lead Agency
- Forestry and Fire Protection, Department of (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection)
- Document Title
- Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park 2020/2021 Fuel Reduction Project
- Document Type
- MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
- Received
- Project Applicant
- California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
- Present Land Use
- Institution Area District (IA) for Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park and Agricultural, Rural, Exclusive (40 acre) District(ARE-40), RRS-2.5 or RRS-5 for Residential
- Document Description
- This project will reduce the risk of catastrophic fire events on the Park through fuel reduction treatments over approximately 293 acres of Park and adjacent privately-owned property. In addition, the Project will create a disc-line for defensible space around the perimeter of the Park where the primary fuel sources are grassland fuel types. The objectives will be accomplished through targeted thinning, mastication, pruning, and slash treatment or removal. Thinning operations will remove understory vegetation to prevent natural fire events from reaching the canopy of oak and pine trees. Healthy oak and pine trees will be retained to the greatest extent practicable while still creating a resilient landscape. High value wildlife snags will also be retained when they are isolated from trails, roads, or structures. Best practices will be adopted from the California Forest Practices Act to avoid, reduce, and mitigate potential harm to cultural resources, waterways, native wildlife and species of special concern.
- Contact Information
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Len Nielson
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
1234 East Shaw Avenue
Fresno, CA 93710
Phone : (559) 243-4126
Len.Nielson@fire.ca.gov
Location
- Counties
- Madera
- Cross Streets
- Highway 49 and Hilltop Lane
- Total Acres
- 293
- State Highways
- Highway 49
- Other Location Info
- T6S, R20E, Sec. 24 and 25 MDBM
- Other Information
- 5 miles northwest of Oakhurst
Notice of Completion
- Review Period Start
- Review Period End
- Development Type
- Other (Shaded fuel break installation)
- Project Issues
- Aesthetic/Visual Air Quality Archaeologic-Historic Biological Resources Drainage/Absorption Flood Plain/Flooding Forest Land/Fire Hazard Geologic/Seismic Noise Population/Housing Balance Recreation/Parks Schools/Universities Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Toxic/Hazardous Traffic/Circulation Vegetation Water Quality Water Supply Wetland/Riparian Other
- Reviewing Agencies
- California Air Resources Board California Department of Conservation California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection California Department of Parks and Recreation California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery California Department of Transportation, District 6 California Department of Water Resources California Energy Commission California Governor's Office of Emergency Services California Highway Patrol California Native American Heritage Commission California Natural Resources Agency California Public Utilities Commission California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 California State Lands Commission Central Valley Flood Protection Board Department of Food and Agriculture Department of Toxic Substances Control Office of Historic Preservation Sierra Nevada Conservancy State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
Attachments
- Environmental Document
- MMU AHRP MND Summary Form PDF 601 K MMU AHRP MND_Signed PDF 14629 K MMU ARHP MND NOI PDF 123 K
- NOC
- MMU AHRP MND NOC_Signed PDF 789 K
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