SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS FOREST HEALTH AND BIOMASS PROCESSING PILOT
Summary
SCH Number
2023060064
Public Agency
California State Coastal Conservancy
(SCC)
Document Title
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS FOREST HEALTH AND BIOMASS PROCESSING PILOT
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/2/2023
Document Description
Notice of exemption for Coastal Conservancy approval of grant funding. The project will comprise removing dead and dying trees burned by the 2020 CZU Lightening Complex Fire along a 10-mile stretch of Warrenella Road and converting the cut wood into charcoal (referred to as “biochar”) using a mobile carbonator or similar technology.
Contact Information
Name
Erin Gravley
Agency Name
State Coastal Conservancy
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Santa Cruz
Regions
Northern California
Other Information
Stretch along Warrenella Rd within the San Vicente Rewoods Preserve.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Title 14, Section 15269(a)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with the CEQA Guidelines at 14 Cal. Code of Regs. Section 15269(a), which identifies the statutory exemption for emergency projects. The scope of the exemption includes projects to demolish and restore property damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster in a disaster- stricken area in which a state of emergency has been declared by the Governor pursuant to the California Emergency Service Act.