Whitebark Institute of Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences, “ESCCRP: Phase I Implementation:” Mammoth Lakes Basin Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project (USFS)
Summary
SCH Number
2023100004
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Whitebark Institute of Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences, “ESCCRP: Phase I Implementation:” Mammoth Lakes Basin Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project (USFS)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/2/2023
Document Description
CAL FIRE would provide funding to the Whitebark Institute to conduct fuels reduction to reduce standing and surface fuel loads to reduce fire severity and create defensible space around developed infrastructure within the wildland-urban interface (WUI) in the Lakes Basin. Treatments are needed to preserve the economic, hydraulic, and ecological function of the Lakes Basin. 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
Mono
Regions
Countywide
Total Acres
661
Other Location Info
Portions of Mammoth Lakes Ranger District, Inyo National Forest
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC Section 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 Mammoth Lakes Ranger District, Inyo National Forest NEPA Mammoth Lakes Basin Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project Environmental Assessment and Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact, signed March 5, 2018.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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