North Bay Forest Improvement Program - Tennican
Summary
SCH Number
2022010014
Public Agency
Sonoma Resource Conservation District
Document Title
North Bay Forest Improvement Program - Tennican
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/3/2022
Document Description
The purpose of the project is to replant trees in the footprint of the 2019 Kincade Fire and to reduce hazardous fuels which have built up as a result of the
fire. Treatments will include site preparation for the success of the seedlings. Fuels treatments will target roughly 100-300 trees per acre with the majority
of trees to be treated will be under 4" DBH. Residual trees between 4-8" DBH will be spaced such that no tree will be closer than 14 feet to another.
Treatments in all units will cut down dead trees under 8" DBH, and this material will either be scattered to a height not to exceed 18" off the ground or piled
Contact Information
Name
Jason Wells
Agency Name
Sonoma RCD
Job Title
Forester
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Healdsburg
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
O'Brien Road, off Pine Flat Road
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304 Minor Alteration to Land
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt because the planned activities meet the definition of "forestry" in PRC§753, and have been reviewed and approved
by a Registered Professional Forester in consultation with experts from other pertinent fields who have attested that the activities proposed
in this project will only have the potential for at most impacts that are less than significant to the environment, having provided adequate
measures for avoidance of sensitive environmental resources. Project activities will not involve the removal of healthy, mature, or scenic
trees, and will not result in a substantial alteration of the current function of the land. Project specific analysis is on file at the RCD
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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