American Forests, “Sequoia Wildfire Reforestation and Recovery Project” – Windy Fire Restoration Project (USFS)
Summary
SCH Number
2024010457
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
American Forests, “Sequoia Wildfire Reforestation and Recovery Project” – Windy Fire Restoration Project (USFS)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/18/2024
Document Description
CAL FIRE would provide funding to the American Forests organization to conduct post-fire restoration treatments on Southern Sierra forested lands burned in the Windy Fire. These treatments include the implementation of fuels reduction, hazard tree abatement, reforestation, and meadows restoration to aid in increasing forest resiliency and carbon sequestration and will also reduce future wildfire risks to local resources and community members and promote native plant and wildlife species.
Contact Information
Name
Shannon Johnson
Agency Name
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Job Title
Staff Chief
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
Project area is located within the Windy Fire footprint in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains east of Springville, west of the Kern River, north of Highway 155, and south of Highway 190 within the Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument Western Divide Ranger District
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code 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 Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument NEPA Windy Fire Restoration Project Final Environmental Assessment and Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact, signed December 28, 2023.
NEPA records of project approval are available to the General Public at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/sequoia/?project=62403
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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