Post-fire Riparian Forest Restoration and Arundo and Tamarisk Eradication Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025020895
Lead Agency
Solano Resource Conservation District
(Solano RCD)
Document Title
Post-fire Riparian Forest Restoration and Arundo and Tamarisk Eradication Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Various
Document Description
The purpose of the Project is to address impacts from both the LNU Lightning Complex wildfires in 2020 and over a century of noxious weed invasion in riparian corridors. This project aims to remove priority trees identified in SRCD-conducted surveys that pose a threat to riparian habitats and to remove populations of invasive Arundo donax (Arundo) and Tamarisk spp. (tamarisk). The Project proposes to remove fire-killed trees in watercourse zones that threaten stream bank integrity and aquatic habitat; and to remove invasive Arundo and tamarisk to improve watershed function, water quality, and riparian habitat.
Contact Information
Name
Karin Young
Agency Name
Solano Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Conservation Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Robert Galliano
Agency Name
Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc.
Job Title
Forester/Auburn Group Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Vacaville
Counties
Solano
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Pleasants Valley Road
Zip
95688
Total Acres
123,230
Parcel #
various
State Highways
CA-128, US-80
Railways
Union Pacific Railroad
Airports
Nut Tree Airport
Schools
various
Waterways
Putah Creek, Pleasants Creek, Ulatis Creek, Sweany Creek, Alamo Creek, Soda Springs Creek
Other Location Info
The project area encompasses a total of 123,230 acres in a rural agricultural zone of Northern California, between Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area (refer to Figure 2, project area map). Tree removal will be focused in the Pleasants Valley area within the easternmost reach of the LNU Lightning Complex in Solano County. Pleasants Creek flows north into Putah Creek, while the Ulatis, Alamo and Sweany creeks comprise the 150-square-mile Ulatis watershed. Tamarisk and arundo removal will be focused in the Ulatis watershed, which drains into the Sacramento-Bay Delta Watershed. This is vital area for water quality protection and improvement.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Historic Preservation, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS)
Development Types
Other (No development)
Local Actions
Tree removal, invasive weed control
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation, Wildfire
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
Disclaimer: The Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) accepts no responsibility for the content or accessibility of these documents. To obtain an attachment in a different format, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. For more information, please visit LCI’s Accessibility Site.