Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park Prescribed Fire and Forest Management Program draft IS/MND

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Summary

SCH Number
2023020216
Lead Agency
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Document Title
Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park Prescribed Fire and Forest Management Program draft IS/MND
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
California State Park
Document Description
In 2021, the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) received funding from the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Package in the 2022/2023 state budget to develop a strategic and programmatic Prescribed Fire and Forest Management Program at Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park (Malakoff). The proposed forest management effort at Malakoff will treat approximately 1,866 acres of high-risk parkland including a Public Safety and Historic Core Protection Zone and use prescribed fire to conduct understory burning in new and historic burn plots. The entirety of Malakoff lies within an historic district with significant cultural resources dating back to before California’s gold rush era. These actions will not only protect irreplaceable historic and prehistoric resources and park staff but will also reduce wildfire hazards along the San Juan Ridge and populated areas of western Nevada County. This forest management program directly supports Governor Newsom’s 2021 California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan which calls for increased use of prescribed fire to restore ecosystem function for long-term forest health and resilience. This stewardship effort also supports the mission of California State Parks to provide for the health, inspiration, and education of the people of California by helping to preserve the state's extraordinary biological diversity, protecting its most valued natural and cultural resources, and creating opportunities for high-quality outdoor recreation.

Contact Information

Name
Rich Adams
Agency Name
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist, Supervisory, RPF# 2741
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Location

Cities
Grass Valley, Nevada City, North Bloomfield, North Columbia, Washington, North San Juan
Counties
Nevada
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
North Bloomfield Road
Zip
95959
Total Acres
1,866
Parcel #
multiple
State Highways
N/A
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
Grizzly Hill School
Waterways
South Yuba River, Humbug Creek
Township
17N
Range
9E
Section
1
Base
MD
Other Location Info
USGS 7.5’ North Bloomfield, CA Quadrangle. Project takes place throughout Park.

Notice of Completion

State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)
Development Types
Other (Prescribed Fire and Forest Management)
Local Actions
Specific Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End

Attachments

Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from state reviewing agencies]

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