Forest Health and Upper Watershed Resilience Grant: Coutolenc Park (BLM) Mastication and Biomass Removal
Summary
SCH Number
2022050149
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Forest Health and Upper Watershed Resilience Grant: Coutolenc Park (BLM) Mastication and Biomass Removal
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/6/2022
Document Description
CAL FIRE would provide funding to the Butte County Fire Safe Council to conduct fuel reduction treatments and biomass removal as part of the Coutolenc Strategic Fuels Reduction Project. Treatments include masticating dead and dying trees 10” Diameter Breast Height (DBH) and under, and cutting, chipping, and removing dead and dying trees up to 24” DBH to a biomass or other alternative waste facility, and planting native tree species. These treatments will reduce wildfire risks to local resources and community members, promote native plant and wildlife species, and improve forest resiliency.
Contact Information
Name
Jamie Sammut
Agency Name
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Job Title
Attorney
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Butte
Regions
Northern California
Total Acres
750
Township
23N
Range
04E
Section
19
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code Section 4799.05(d)(1)
Reasons for Exemption
CEQA does not apply to fuel reduction projects undertaken on federal lands to reduce the risk of high severity wildfire that have been reviewed under the NEPA, if the primary role of a state or local agency is providing funding or staffing for those projects. The proposed project was reviewed in its entirety under NEPA through the NEPA Camp Fire Salvage and Reforestation CX# DOI-BLM-CAN060-2019-0028-CX process.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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