Pepperwood Strategic Fuel Break
Summary
SCH Number
2023060196
Lead Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Pepperwood Strategic Fuel Break
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
6/6/2023
Document Description
Notice of Determination for Coastal Conservancy approval of grant funding, based on the 1981 Chapparal Management Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR, original SCH #80100262. Number does not exist in CEQA online system) for a project within the scope of CalFire’s Vegetation Management Program.
The Pepperwood Strategic Fuel Break Project consists of vegetation management activities at the Pepperwood Preserve in Sonoma County to reduce wildfire risk including forest thinning, ladder fuel reductions, and prescribed burns, while activities on the grassland will include conservation grazing management.
Contact Information
Name
Sara L Haugen
Agency Name
State Coastal Conservancy
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Santa Rosa
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Total Acres
1054
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
State Coastal Conservancy
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Sonoma
Final Environmental Document Available at
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2023/2306/20230601Board22_Pepperwood_Strategic_Fuel_Break_Ex6.pdf
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes (Vegetation Management Plan)
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes