Rush Creek WUI Project: Amendment
Summary
SCH Number
2024090888
Public Agency
Pit Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Rush Creek WUI Project: Amendment
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/23/2024
Document Description
The Pit Resource Conservation District (Pit RCD) acting as the Lead Agency, is currently implementing fuel reduction activities to improve the protection of homes, communities, critical infrastructure, and public and private lands from wildfire while protecting environmental, natural and cultural resources. The project is reducing, fuel loads in a predominantly ponderosa pine forest adjacent to, and within the Rush Creek Community. Much of the thinning activity and tree removal has ben conducted under California Forest Practice Exemptions. Treatments (proposed and ongoing) include: biomass, mastication, hand thinning, piling, and emergent brush follow-up treatments. In addition to these treatments, the use of prescribed fire with a California Standardized Prescribed Fire Plan will be included.
Contact Information
Name
SHARMIE STEVENSON
Agency Name
Pit Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
none
Counties
Modoc
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Unnamed roads
Zip
96006
Total Acres
80
Jobs
10
Parcel #
N/A
State Highways
299
Railways
None
Airports
NOne
Schools
None
Waterways
Rush Creek and Johnson Creek
Township
40N
Range
09E
Section
23-26
Base
MDBM
Other Location Info
Rush Creek Community
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15304
Reasons for Exemption
The Pit RCD has reviewed the environmental/specialists' reports prepared by Registered Profession Foresters and other specialists and has determined that the project's implementation will result in multiple benefits - including restoration of the forest, watershed, and wildlife habitat. There will be no significant adverse impacts on endangered, rare, or threatened species or their habitats. There are no known hazardous materials at or around the project site. The project will avoid all archaeological resource sites. The project will not result in cumulatively significant impacts. The project will have no significant adverse effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Modoc
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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