Highway 101 Fuel Reduction Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024050310
Lead Agency
Mendocino County Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Highway 101 Fuel Reduction Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
State highway right of way
Document Description
Project work will consist of a series of broadcast burns (prescribed fire) to reduce vegetation along 24.1 miles of the Highway 101 transportation corridor between postmile 17.2 and postmile 41.3in Mendocino County. The project’s goal is to reduce the risk of human-caused ignitions within the CALTRANS Highway 101 right of way (ROW). Treatments will occur along the shoulder, the center median, around on-and off-ramps (including cloverleafs), around turnouts, and within other CALTRANS ROW areas. The project will be executed and managed by CAL FIRE. Containment will utilize the existing interstate/roadways and previously created containment lines, although previous containment lines may need to be reestablished or maintained in some places using hand crews. Burning will be performed at night and early mornings to limit potential impacts to vehicular traffic. Work is anticipated to begin in mid-June and go through the fall of 2024, but exact timing will depend on vegetation curing rates and environmental conditions. Based on the entirety of evidence provided to our Agency, our Initial Study for found no evidence of a significant impact to the environmental with mitigation measures included in the the project's design.
Contact Information
Name
Doug Turk
Agency Name
Mendocino County Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Forestry Program Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Ukiah
Counties
Mendocino
Regions
Citywide, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Multiple
Zip
95482
Total Acres
917
Parcel #
Multiple
State Highways
101
Railways
0
Airports
Ukiah Municipal Airport
Schools
Multiple (Ukiah Unified School District; Coyote Valley School)
Waterways
Multiple
Township
T16N
Range
R12W
Section
8
Base
MDM
Other Location Info
Highway 101 transportation corridor between postmile 17.2 and postmile 41.3 in Mendocino County.
Other Information
All project activity will occur within the CalTrans right of way.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Other (Prescribed burn veg / biomass flammable fuels reduction )
Local Actions
Vegetation / biomass flammable fuels reduction using prescribed fire
Project Issues
Air Quality, Biological Resources, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Noise
Local Review Period Start
Local Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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