Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians, “Reviving Tribal Wildfire Resiliency”
Summary
SCH Number
2025050055
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians, “Reviving Tribal Wildfire Resiliency”
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/1/2025
Document Description
CAL FIRE would provide funding to the Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians to implement tribal wildfire resilience treatment activities on up to 110 acres within the Pauma Band of Mission Indians’ Reservation in San Diego County to manage their ancestral lands. Treatments include manual and mechanical, including mastication, fuel reduction treatments, pre-burn site preparation activities, prescribed burning, including cultural burning, and herbicide application. 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
Cliff Devers
Agency Name
Pauma Band of Luiseno Indians
Job Title
Vice Chair
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Countywide
Total Acres
110
Other Location Info
Portions of Pauma Band of Mission Indians’ Reservation, 3.363917, -116.953404
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC 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 burn 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 the 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).
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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