Berry Creek Restoration Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025030903
Public Agency
Butte County Resource Conservation District
(BCRCD)
Document Title
Berry Creek Restoration Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/21/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) would provide funding for the Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians to conduct ecological restoration across designated parcels in Oroville, Penn Valley, and Berry Creek. The project integrates wildfire risk reduction, ecological restoration, and cultural resource protection using a combination of Traditional Ecological knowledge (TEK) and modern forestry practices. Project activities include native seeding and mulching, manual and mechanical thinning, hazard tree removal, piling, pile burning, cultural surveys, and TEK plant identification.
Contact Information
Name
Thad Walker
Agency Name
Butte County Resource Conservation District
Job Title
District Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Butte, Nevada
Regions
Unincorporated
Total Acres
250
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code Section 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 bum 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 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)
County Clerk
Butte
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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