Butte Prescibed Burn Association Programmatic Burn Plan, August 2024
Summary
SCH Number
2024080646
Public Agency
Butte County Resource Conservation District
(BCRCD)
Document Title
Butte Prescibed Burn Association Programmatic Burn Plan, August 2024
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/16/2024
Document Description
The project consists of low intensity prescribed underburns to improve community fire resiliency, reduce risks to first responders during a wildfire, and preserve the ecological integrity of the property, while also reintroducing fire as an ecological and cultural process to promote and maintain historically fire-dependent communities. Burn units for 12 private landowners are identified totaling 175 acres. Under the specified prescription(s), the burn(s) will result in the combustion of primarily fine and 10-hour fuels. Butte County native species within the burn units benefit from moderate-intensity fire, especially during fall and winter; ground disturbance would be superficial and minimal. The project does not have the potential to result in the taking of endangered, rare or threatened species nor in significant erosion or sedimentation of surface waters.
Contact Information
Name
Wolfgang Rougle
Agency Name
Butte County RCD
Job Title
Planning Program Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Dallas Koller
Agency Name
Butte County RCD
Job Title
Fire Program Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Butte
Regions
Countywide, Northern California
Total Acres
175
Other Location Info
Various burn units in unincorporated Butte County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304, Minor Alterations to Land
Reasons for Exemption
The project consists of low intensity prescribed underburns to improve community fire resiliency while also reintroducing fire as an ecological and cultural process to promote and maintain historically fire-dependent communities. Butte County native species within the burn units benefit from moderate-intensity fire, especially during fall and winter; ground disturbance would be superficial and minimal. The project does not have the potential to result in the taking of endangered, rare or threatened species nor in significant erosion or sedimentation of surface waters.
County Clerk
Butte
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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