Post-fire Riparian Forest Restoration and Arundo and Tamarisk Eradication Project
2 Documents in 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
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
5/19/2025
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
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 Determination
Approving Agency
Solano Resource Conservation District
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Solano
Final Environmental Document Available at
Solano RCD Office: 1170 N Lincoln St, Ste 110, Dixon CA 95620
https://www.solanorcd.org/resources/public-notices-ceqa.html
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]
Notice of Determination
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