Sierra Institute for Community and Environment - Moonlight Fire Fuels Reduction in Owl and Goshawk Habitats Project (USFS)
Summary
SCH Number
2025010263
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Sierra Institute for Community and Environment - Moonlight Fire Fuels Reduction in Owl and Goshawk Habitats Project (USFS)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/9/2025
Document Description
CAL FIRE would provide funding to the Sierra Institute for Community and Environment to conduct prescribed burning treatments, including pile burning, on the Plumas National Forest. These treatments aim to aid habitat restoration efforts to remaining habitat within and adjacent to the Moonlight Fire footprint which destroyed late-successional, old forest habitat. These treatments will also address post-fire forest recovery, 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
Plumas
Regions
Countywide
Total Acres
1123
Other Location Info
Mt. Hough Ranger District; T27N, R10E, Secs 33 & 35, T26N, R11E, Secs 29-30, T26N, R10E, Sec 34, T25N, R10E, Secs 2-3, 10-11, 15 MDBM.
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 Plumas National Forest Moonlight Fire Fuels Reduction in Owl and Goshawk Habitats Project NEPA Decision Memo, signed September 28, 2017. NEPA coverage for this project is up to 1,123 acres, with initial treatments at 250 acres.
The NEPA records of project approval is available to the General Public at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=51753&exp=overview
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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