Clear Lake Environmental Research Center Forest Health Grant: Lake County Fire Resilience Phase I – Mendocino National Forest
Summary
SCH Number
2022100396
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Clear Lake Environmental Research Center Forest Health Grant: Lake County Fire Resilience Phase I – Mendocino National Forest
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/19/2022
Document Description
CAL FIRE would provide funding to the Clear Lake Environmental Research Center to conduct fuel reduction treatments, including thinning & piling, mastication, lop and scatter and biomass removal as well as prescribed burns on USFS lands. 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
Staff Counsel
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Lake
Regions
Northern California
Township
14N
Range
8W
Section
2
Other Location Info
Mendocino National Forest, Upper Lake Ranger District: Township 14N, Range 8W, Sections 2, 3, 4, 10, 11; Township 15N, Range 8W, Sections 8, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35; Township 15N, Range 9W, Section 24, Mount Diablo Base Meridian.
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 two NEPA documents: 1) Lakeview Hazardous Fuels Reduction Environmental Assessment and Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact signed on 9/10/12; and 2) High Valley Mechanical Thinning/Fuels Reduction Project Decision Memo signed on 10/27/04.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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