Plumas Emergency Forest Restoration Project-Frenchman Cove Reforestation
Summary
SCH Number
2024090790
Public Agency
Feather River Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Plumas Emergency Forest Restoration Project-Frenchman Cove Reforestation
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/19/2024
Document Description
The project would perform restoration activities in areas which burned at moderate to high severity. The project predominantly consists of high severity burns with little to no remaining live conifer species. Project activities include approximately 950 acres of: (1) Planting -One hundred to two hundred trees per acre would be planted in clusters and rows. Tree Species -Species to be planted will include ponderosa pine, Jeffrey pine, Douglas-fir, incense cedar and rust-resistant sugar pine. (2) Release -Targeted herbicide applications for pre-emergent and release treatments using backpack sprayers. Treatments will be done to reduce brush competition to improve seedling survival and growth. Project area consists of distinct units on private lands in Plumas County, in areas which burned in 2021 Dixie and Beckwourth Complex fires. Project
would remove burned and dead vegetation including standing trees and shrubs, manually plant conifer seedlings, and utilize
chemical treatments for brush control.
Contact Information
Name
Michael Hall
Agency Name
Feather River Resource Conservation District
Job Title
District Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Beckwourth, Chilcoot
Counties
Plumas
Regions
Northern California
Total Acres
950
Waterways
Frenchman Creek, Dixie Creek, Little Dooley Creek
Other Location Info
T 27:'J R 13E S 10. 15. 22: T 24N Rl3 ES 10. 11. 13 14: T 24 N R 15E S 6. 25, 26. 27. 33. 34. 35: T 24 N R 16 E S 4. 5. 8. 9: T 25N
R 16E S 17
Other Information
The Project is located in Eastern Plumas County. California within the footprints of the 2021 Dixie and Beckwourth Complex fires. The project is located on privately owned non-industrial forest parcels within areas of moderate to high severity bum. Project
areas
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Declared Emergency
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(3); 15269(a)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is statutorily exempt from CEQA under code ( I 5269(a)); as declared in Executive order N-13-2 1. The project involves reforestation actions including s ite preparation and release treatments as measures to repai r. restore, or replace property or facilities damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster in a disaster-stricken area.
County Clerk
Plumas
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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