Bucks Flat Shaded Fuel Break Continuation
Summary
SCH Number
2024050452
Public Agency
Resource Conservation District of Tehama County
(RCD-TC)
Document Title
Bucks Flat Shaded Fuel Break Continuation
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/10/2024
Document Description
Notice of Exemption for the Bucks Flat Shaded Fuel Break Continuation. Treatment will consist of mastication to reduce stocking and ladder fuels, improving the stands vitality and resistance to fire. Removal of conifers will be removed based on the RPF’s silviculture prescription (see below). This prescription will consider several factors including bugs and disease, tree vigor, uniformity, as well as stand and species composition. All brush and shrub species will be removed in accordance with the silvicultural prescription. In conjunction with the treatment listed above herbicide may be used as a control mechanism for regrowth and sprouting. Residual material will be left on site at the RPF’s discretion or in a manner outlined in the silviculture prescription. All contractors and consultants, if any, will adhere to the Forest Practice Rules during fuel reduction and/or herbicide treatments.
Contact Information
Name
Seronica Biggs
Agency Name
Resource Conservation District of Tehama County
Job Title
Registered Professional Forester
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Red Bluff
Counties
Tehama
Regions
Northern California
Total Acres
63
Jobs
7
Township
28N
Range
2E
Section
29&33
Base
MDBM
Other Location Info
40*14'38"N by 121*45'45"W
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304. Minor Alterations of the Lands (Class 5)
Reasons for Exemption
Public Resources Code, Division 13, Chapter 6, Article 19, Section 15304 allows minor alteration of vegetation including fuel management activities to reduce volume of flammable vegetation provided the activities do not result in the taking of endangered, rare, or threatened plant/animal species, or cause significant erosion and sedimentation of surface waters. This project is considered low impact given that the nature of the project work occurs on already disturbed and developed roadsides and biomass chips will be broadcast onsite. A current California Natural Diversity Database search was conducted, and it has been determined that Project activities will have a low impact on the environment and low potential to affect cultural resources.
County Clerk
Tehama
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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