Fire Safe Council of San Diego County, “Saving San Diego's Last Mixed Conifer Forest” – Palomar Mountain Vegetation Program (Cleveland National Forest)
Summary
SCH Number
2024100723
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Fire Safe Council of San Diego County, “Saving San Diego's Last Mixed Conifer Forest” – Palomar Mountain Vegetation Program (Cleveland National Forest)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/17/2024
Document Description
CAL FIRE would provide funding to the Fire Safe Council of San Diego County to conduct vegetation management activities within the Palomar Mountain area to maintain the efficacy of existing fuelbreak systems. Treatments include hand cutting of brush and trees, prescribed fire, mastication or crushing of brush, and herbicide application. A limited amount of grazing by goats to help maintain desired fuel conditions may also be utilized. These treatments will reduce wildfire risks to local resources and community members, promote native plant and wildlife species, and improve forest resiliency.
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
3064
Other Location Info
Portions of Cleveland National Forest – Palomar Ranger District
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 Palomar Ranger District, Cleveland National Forest NEPA Palomar Mountain Vegetation Treatment Program Environmental Assessment and Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact, signed June 16, 2020.
The NEPA record of project approval is available to the General Public at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/projects/cleveland/landmanagement/projects
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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