Mid-Klamath Watershed Council Forest Health Grants: Klamath National Forest Prescribed Fire and Vegetation Management Projects
Summary
SCH Number
2023020259
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Mid-Klamath Watershed Council Forest Health Grants: Klamath National Forest Prescribed Fire and Vegetation Management Projects
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/10/2023
Document Description
CAL FIRE would provide funding to the Mid-Klamath Watershed Council to conduct fuel reduction treatments, including manual thinning of vegetation, followed by chipping or hand piling and burning on private properties adjacent to 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
Shannon Johnson
Agency Name
California Department of Foresty and Fire Protection
Job Title
Staff Chief
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Siskiyou
Regions
Countywide
Total Acres
1093.2
Other Location Info
Portions of the Klamath National Forest, Happy Camp & Oak Knoll Ranger Districts: T14N R6E Secs 8, 9 & 12; T15N R7E Secs 7, 12, 18, 19 & 30; T15N R8E Secs 19, 24 & 29; T16N R7E Secs 2, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 & 21; T16N R8E Secs 6, 7, 12, 13 & 18; T17N R7E Secs 7 & 26; T. 17N R8E Sec 17 HBM; T18N R7E Sec 30 MDBM.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC 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 the NEPA Happy Camp Area Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Fire Safety Project Decision Memo signed on 9/16/22.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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