La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians, “Journey to Balanced Forest Health through Cultural Fire on the La Jolla Indian Reservation”
Summary
SCH Number
2024110756
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians, “Journey to Balanced Forest Health through Cultural Fire on the La Jolla Indian Reservation”
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/21/2024
Document Description
CAL FIRE would provide funding to the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians to implement tribal wildfire resilience projects on the La Jolla Indian Reservation in San Diego County to manage their ancestral lands. Projects include mitigating goldspotted oak borer (GSOB) tree mortality and utilizing traditional ecological knowledge to conduct cultural burning, insecticide, and fuel reduction treatments. These treatments aim to serve California Native American Tribes and advance wildfire resilience, forest health, and cultural use of fire.
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
Coordinates
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Countywide
Total Acres
820
Other Location Info
La Jolla Reservation
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC 4799.05(e)
Reasons for Exemption
Pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 4799.05(e), CEQA does not apply to projects funded by the Nature-Based Solutions Tribal Program, or the tribal cultural burn and tribal wildfire funding authorized by Schedule (2) of Item 3540-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2021, as added by Section 46 of Chapter 240 of the Statutes of 2021. This subdivision only applies to projects carried out on lands subject to the jurisdictional control or the ownership of a California Native American tribe, as defined in Section 21073. The proposed project was reviewed in its entirety and determined to meet the requirements of PRC 4799.05(e).
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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