“Esselen Tribe of Monterey County Wildfire Resilience, Forest Health, Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Cultural Resource Revitalization Project” – Eagle Peak Ra
Summary
SCH Number
2025010769
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
“Esselen Tribe of Monterey County Wildfire Resilience, Forest Health, Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Cultural Resource Revitalization Project” – Eagle Peak Ra
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/24/2025
Document Description
Project Title Continued: Rancheria
CAL FIRE would provide funding to the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County to implement tribal wildfire resilience treatments to manage their ancestral lands in Monterey County. Treatments include mechanical and manual fuel reduction (i.e., shaded fuel break and thinning), cultural burning, pile burning, biomass/biochar utilization, and Cultural Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) heritage oak care. These treatments aim to serve California Native American Tribes and advance wildfire resilience, forest health, and the 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
Counties
Monterey
Regions
Countywide
Total Acres
181
Other Location Info
Portions of the Eagle Peak Rancheria: T18S, R1E, Sec 23 MDB&M
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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