Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians, “Reviving Tribal Wildfire Resiliency” – Pauma Indian Reservation
Summary
SCH Number
2024100722
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians, “Reviving Tribal Wildfire Resiliency” – Pauma Indian Reservation
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/17/2024
Document Description
CAL FIRE would provide funding to the Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians to conduct mechanical and manual fuel reduction treatments that use a combination of traditional ecological knowledge and modern techniques to reintroduce fire in key areas to improve forest health, increase fire resiliency in southern California, and promote pre-European settlement conditions. These treatments aim to serve California Native American Tribes and advance wildfire resilience, forest health, and cultural use of fire while promoting native plant and wildlife species.
Contact Information
Name
Shannon Johnson
Agency Name
California Department of Foresty and Fire Protection
Job Title
Staff Chief
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Countywide
Total Acres
138
Other Location Info
Portions of Pauma Mission Reserve; T9S, R1W, Secs 23-25, SBBM
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC 4799.05(d)(1)
Reasons for Exemption
CEQA does not apply to fuel reduction, reforestation, & habitat restoration projects undertaken, in whole or in part, on federal lands to reduce the risk of high severity wildfire that have been reviewed under the NEPA, if the primary role of a state or local agency is providing funding or staffing for those projects. The proposed project was reviewed in its entirety under the "Pauma Forest Management Plan", signed March 15, 2018, and “Finding of No Significant Impact” Forest Management Plan for the Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians, signed January 24, 2016.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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