Great Basin Institute, “Eshom-Rough-Castle Ecological Restoration Phase 2”, Sequoia National Forest & Giant Sequoia National Monument
Summary
SCH Number
2024040578
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Great Basin Institute, “Eshom-Rough-Castle Ecological Restoration Phase 2”, Sequoia National Forest & Giant Sequoia National Monument
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/12/2024
Document Description
CAL FIRE would provide funding to the Great Basin Institute to conduct biomass removal, mechanical and manual thinning, removal of diseased/infested trees, pile and burn, reforestation treatments, including herbicide application, and right of way clearance in high priority hazard areas. 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
Fresno, Tulare
Regions
Countywide
Total Acres
2758
Other Information
Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument, Hume Lake Ranger District and Western Divide Ranger District
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC 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 Rough Plantation Maintenance and Restoration Decision Memo signed on September 28, 2020, the Eshom Ecological Restoration Decision Memo signed on July 18, 2019, and the Castle Fire Ecological Restoration Project Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact/Decision Notice signed on December 28, 2023.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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