Leok Po: Beneficial Fire Awareness Workshop Series
Summary
SCH Number
2023030594
Public Agency
Yolo County
Document Title
Leok Po: Beneficial Fire Awareness Workshop Series
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/22/2023
Document Description
The Cache Creek Conservancy is proposing to conduct a series of annual two-day workshops at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve property. The workshops will provide training to state, regional, local, and tribal firefighting professionals with the skills and opportunity to practice traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) as it relates to cultural burns. Following the workshops, designated areas owned by the County along Lower Cache Creek will be burned using TEK practices. The benefits of these burns include restoration of oak woodlands, native grasslands, and riparian areas. The burns also promote carbon storage on the landscape and reduces accumulated fuel storage. Additionally, the burns promote native plant and wildlife species habitat, improve habitat resiliency, and reduce wildfire risk to local resources and to nearby residents.
Contact Information
Name
Nancy Ullrey
Agency Name
Cache Creek Conservancy
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Name
Casey Liebler
Agency Name
County of Yolo
Job Title
Natural Resources Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Yolo
Regions
Unincorporated
Other Location Info
Four Yolo County owned properties along Lower Cache Creek – Cache Creek Nature Preserve (APN 025-360-064); Correll Property (025-340-036); Granite Woodland Reiff Property (APN 025-350-035); Millsap Property (025-450-013)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15304; Class 4
Reasons for Exemption
The Leok Po: Beneficial Fire Awareness Workshop Series project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15034, Class 4, which consists of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of mature, scenic trees except for forestry and agricultural purposes. The minor land alterations proposed by the project consist of native habitat burning treatments to improve habitat health and manage the risk of wildlife. The project would not result in significant adverse effects on the environment or any exceptions to the exemption.
County Clerk
Yolo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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