Poleline Prescribed Burn
Summary
SCH Number
2024110009
Public Agency
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Document Title
Poleline Prescribed Burn
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/1/2024
Document Description
Conduct prescribed fire burns on approximately 576 acres in Humboldt Redwoods State Park to assist with forest and prairie restoration, return fire as a natural process and to reduce wildfire risk by restoring pre-Euroamerican fuel conditions near the watershed boundaries.
Preparation for containment of this and other prescribed burns is ongoing and includes cutting ladder fuels such as trees and shrubs, using hand-tools to reduce invasive plants, and building handlines. An integrated approach to invasive plant management will be employed using a variety of treatment types such as mechanical/manual, cultural, and chemical treatments to manage, control, or eradicate non-native plant species as feasible.
Preparation will not produce ground disturbance deeper than 1-in. and handlines will be remediated post-burn by pulling any scraped vegetation back across the handline to inhibit use by the public. No heavy equipment will be utilized during preparation or during project activities.
Four (4) culverts located within the project area and one (1) just outside the project area along Pole Line Road will be covered with fire shelters and/or have all adjacent vegetation removed to protect them from damage during firing operations. All bridges, wooden structures (such as picnic tables) and bathrooms along Homestead Trail and within the Hamilton Barn Environmental camp will have approximately 2-ft of handline and cleared vegetation surrounding them to protect them from damage during firing operations. Ignition operations near the Marion House will have a large engine
Contact Information
Name
Rosalind Litzky
Agency Name
North Coast Redwoods District
Job Title
District Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
Humboldt
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
Humboldt Redwoods State Park
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class: 1 & 4; Section: 15301 & 15304
Reasons for Exemption
Project consists of the operation, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public of private structures. Facilities, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond current levels and minor public or private alterations in the condition of land and/or vegetation which do no involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees and is listed as “Prescribed burns to restore native vegetation, reduce fuel loads, and control invasive exotic or alien species” in the Department of Parks and Recreation’s list of exempt activities in accordance with CCR § 15300.4.
County Clerk
Humboldt
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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