Jack London Prescribed Grassland Burns
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2020090538
- Public Agency
- California Department of Parks and Recreation
- Document Title
- Jack London Prescribed Grassland Burns
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 9/29/2020
- Document Description
- Conduct prescribed burns within grasslands in Jack London State Historic Park to restore the natural process of fire in the ecosystem, control invasive plants, and reduce fuels. Within the six (6) acre May’s Clearing grassland and the two-and-a-half (2.5) acre Woodcutter’s Meadow, work will occur within spring or fall burn windows during appropriate weather conditions and in accordance with approved burn plans. Work will use hand or power tools to construct maximum four-foot (4’) wide fire lines, which will be used as control lines for the burn units, along with existing fire roads and trails.
- Contact Information
-
Cyndy Shafer
California Department of Parks and Recreation, Bay Area District
Lead/Public Agency
845 Casa Grande Road
Petaluma, CA 94954
Phone : (707) 769-5652
Cyndy.Shafer@parks.ca.gov -
California Department of Parks and Recreation, Bay Area District
Project Applicant
Location
- Counties
- Sonoma
- Regions
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Other Location Info
- Jack London State Historic Park
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Categorical Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- Class: 4, Section: 15304
- Reasons for Exemption
- Project consists of minor public alterations of land and vegetation that does not involve the removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry purposes, and is included as “Prescribed burns to restore native vegetation, reduce fuel loads, and control invasive exotic or alien species” and “resource management projects” in the Department of Parks and Recreation’s list of exempt activities in accordance with CCR § 15300.4.
Attachments
- Notice of Exemption
- 13163_JLSHP Jack London Prescribed Grassland Burns FinalNOE_09 PDF 200 K
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