Fire Fuels Reduction and Trash Clean-Up (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-SHA-54794-R1)
Summary
SCH Number
2025040086
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1
(CDFW)
Document Title
Fire Fuels Reduction and Trash Clean-Up (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-SHA-54794-R1)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/2/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. EPIMS-SHA-54794-R1, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the City of Redding, as represented by Amber Kelley.
The project is limited to activities associated with a city-wide fuels reduction and trash clean-up project, with the purpose to protect the health and safety of the public and to protect and restore ecosystems on natural lands to provide climate change adaptation and resilience for wildlife.
The initial industrial scale effort will require the use of small, mechanized equipment to remove large quantities of trash and refuse that has been illegally dumped on public land. The second step will remove “hazardous” riparian vegetation to lower the potential for fire in the wildland-urban interface. Work will include understory thinning and tree trimming to create and maintain shaded fuel breaks, as well as removal of dead trees and invasive species.
Contact Information
Name
Kate Blanchard
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist, Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Redding
Counties
Shasta
Regions
Citywide
Waterways
Sacramento River
Other Location Info
The project is located on various City of Redding properties located adjacent to the Sacramento River and its tributaries in Shasta County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4, Section 15304
Reasons for Exemption
Existing open space areas will be cleaned up and potential fuel sources will be removed to lower the potential for fire in the wildland-urban interface. Mature healthy trees will be trimmed and protected. The project will not have significant effects on the environment.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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