Mark West Creek Trail
Summary
SCH Number
2023120283
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
Mark West Creek Trail
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/11/2023
Document Description
Vegetation management and invasive species removal will be conducted along Mark West Creel Trail and the surrounding properties at Shiloh Ranch Regional Park adjacent to the trail. Invasive French and Scotch Broom will be removed manually by group of Conservation Corp members and dead or dying trees smaller than 12 inches in diameter will be removed using chainsaws. This work is meant to create a firebreak benefiting the regional park and surrounding properties. The vegetation management work will also provide hands on training for the Conservation Corps North Bay members involved in the project.
Contact Information
Name
Aldo Lopez
Agency Name
Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Senior Environmental Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Windsor
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
N/A
Zip
95492
Parcel #
067-860-032
State Highways
Hwy 101
Railways
SMART
Schools
San Miguel Elementary, Tiny Treasures Preschool, Mark West Chart
Waterways
Mark West Creek, Shiloh Lake, Pool Creek, Wright Creek, Porter Creek, Rincon Creek
Range
08N
Section
20,21
Base
MDBM
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption. 15304(i) Minor Alterations to Land
Reasons for Exemption
The project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections, Section 15304(i) Minor Alterations to Land. Fuel management activities within 30 to 100 feet of structures to reduce the volume of flammable vegetation, provided that the activities will not result in the taking of
endangered, rare, or threatened plant or animal species or significant erosion and sedimentation of surface waters.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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