“Intertribal Ecocultural Restoration Crew & Land Guardianship Program” - Todd Valley Community Protection Project (BLM)
Summary
SCH Number
2025041399
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
“Intertribal Ecocultural Restoration Crew & Land Guardianship Program” - Todd Valley Community Protection Project (BLM)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/29/2025
Document Description
CAL FIRE would provide funding to the Colfax Todds Valley Consolidated Tribe of the Colfax Rancheria and Koy’o Land Conservancy to implement tribal wildfire resilience treatment activities on up to 54 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Placer County. Treatments include manual fuel reduction, prescribed burning, including cultural, broadcast, and pile burning, and eco-cultural revitalization. These treatments aim to serve California Native American Tribes and advance wildfire resilience, forest health, and 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
Name
Pamela Cubber
Agency Name
Colfax Todds Valley Consolidated Tribe of the Colfax Rancheria and Koy’o Land Conservancy
Job Title
CFO
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Location
Counties
Placer
Regions
Countywide
Total Acres
54
Other Location Info
Portions of T13N, R10 E, Secs 5 and 8, MDBM.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC 4799.05(d)(1)
Reasons for Exemption
CEQA does not apply to fuel reduction, reforestation, & habitat restoration projects undertaken, in whole or in part, on federal lands to reduce the risk of high severity wildfire that have been reviewed under the NEPA, if the primary role of a state or local agency is providing funding or staffing for those projects. The proposed project was reviewed in its entirety under the Todd Valley Community Protection Project NEPA Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DOI-BLM-CA-C080-2024-0003-DNA) and Decision Record, signed November 21, 2023.
The NEPA record of project approval is available to the General Public at:
https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/home
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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