Tuolumne County: Social and Ecological Resiliency Across the Landscape (SERAL) Forest Health Project Phase 1 – Stanislaus National Forest
Summary
SCH Number
2022110361
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Tuolumne County: Social and Ecological Resiliency Across the Landscape (SERAL) Forest Health Project Phase 1 – Stanislaus National Forest
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/16/2022
Document Description
CAL FIRE would provide funding to Tuolumne County to conduct fuel reduction treatments that will reduce accumulated fuels and shift vegetation structure and composition that are more in alignment with their natural range in variation (NVR), where ecological processes and adaptive capacity can continue to evolve together. A forested landscape that is more in line with its NRV is more resilient to many potential disturbances, such as large-scale high severity fire, insects, disease, drought, and climate change.
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
Tuolumne
Regions
Countywide, Northern California
Other Location Info
Stanislaus National Forest: The SERAL project area is located south and east of the North Fork Stanislaus River and north and west of the North Fork Tuolumne River. The project area is also almost entirely to the north and west of Highway 108 (T2N-T5N, R14E-R18E; MDBM).
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, reforestation, & habitat restoration projects undertaken, in whole or in part, 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 Decisions: Social and Ecological Resilience Across the Landscape Final Environmental Impact Statement and Strategically Placed Fuelbreaks: A Crucial First Step ? Record of Decision (ROD-1) signed on March 28, 2022, and A Significant Step Towards Resiliency– Record of Decision (ROD-2) signed on June 29, 2022.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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