California Deer Association Forest Health Grant: Implementing Landscape-Scale Restoration and Reforestation in Klamath National Forest
Summary
SCH Number
2022100399
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
California Deer Association Forest Health Grant: Implementing Landscape-Scale Restoration and Reforestation in Klamath National Forest
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/19/2022
Document Description
CAL FIRE would provide funding to the California Deer Association to conduct juniper fuels reduction, which includes hand or mechanical felling and piling, pile burning, and/or chip and haul for biomass utilization. Junipers over 30 inches in DBH will be left on site to recruit wildlife habitat. Furthermore, the project includes Tennant Fire Reforestation of ponderosa pine dominant stands that were severely impacted by the June 2021 Tennant Fire within the Harlan Project area. Site preparation of the treatment area will be completed mechanically or by hand treatment leaving the largest snags on site to recruit wildlife habitat. Tree seedlings will be planted by hand across the treated acres using planting densities determined by site conditions. 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
Siskiyou
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
Klamath National Forest, Goosenest Ranger District: Located within the Horsethief Creek, Lough Lake, Lower Butte Creek, Prather Creek, and Upper Butte Creek 6th field watersheds. The project is directly west and north of the community of Bray and is approximately eight miles south of Macdoel: Township 44 North, Range 1 West, Sections 2-10, 15-21; Township 45 North, Range 1 West, Sections 15, 17, 20-23, 26-30, 32-35; Township 44 North, Range 2 West, Sections 1-3, 10-14, 23; Township 45 North, Range 2 West, Sections 8, 9, 15, 16, 22-27, 34, 35, Mount Diablo 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 the Harlan Project NEPA Environmental Assessment and Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact signed on 2/9/21 and the Harlan Project Supplemental Information Report signed on 1/14/22.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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