Great Redwood Trail Augmentation
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2022050156
Public Agency
California State Coastal Conservancy
(SCC)
Document Title
Great Redwood Trail Augmentation
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/25/2025
Document Description
$5,000,000 of funds appropriated to the Conservancy for the Great Redwood Trail to the Great Redwood Trail Agency to augment funding for engineering and environmental services, planning and design, public outreach, organizational development, advancement of the railbanking process, technical support, staffing for the Great Redwood Trail Agency, and other costs and services as may be required
for the advancement of the Great Redwood Trail in Mendocino, Trinity, and Humboldt
Counties.
Contact Information
Name
Louisa K Morris
Agency Name
State Coastal Conservancy (California)
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Arcata, Blue Lake, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, Rio Dell, Ukiah, Willits
Counties
Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity
Regions
Countywide, Northern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
East Commercial St (Willits) and Highway 162
Zip
95490
Jobs
15
State Highways
101
Railways
Great Redwood Trail Agency
Schools
Ukiah, Willits, Humboldt County
Waterways
Russian and Eel Rivers
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15306, 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The project is categorically exempt under 14 CCR Section 15306, because it involves data collection, research, and resource evaluation activities that will not result in a serious or major disturbance to any environmental resource.
Operations and maintenance of the Great Redwood Trail right of way is exempt under 14 CCR Section 15301. Section 15301 consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. Operation and maintenance of the Great Redwood Trail right of way is exempt under Section 15301 because it involves only operation of the right of way and maintenance of topographical features, such as vegetation management and trash clean-up. The other tasks to be funded, such as staffing for GRTA and administrative and organizational development for GRTA, are not a “project” for purposes of CEQA because they entail organizational and administrative activities of government.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15262
Reasons for Exemption
The planning portion of the project is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Title 14 California Code of Regulations (CCR) Section 15262 because it involves only feasibility and planning studies for possible future actions which the Conservancy has not yet approved, adopted, or funded, including preparation of the PEIR for the Great Redwood Trail Master Plan. Consistent with Section 15262, the project will include consideration of environmental factors, including as part of preparation of the PEIR.
County Clerks
Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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