Salmon Creek Ingress/Egress Fuels Reduction Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024071251
Public Agency
Humboldt County Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Salmon Creek Ingress/Egress Fuels Reduction Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/31/2024
Document Description
The project will improve ingress and egress safety, reduce wildfire risk, and aid in suppression activities through reducing hazardous vegetation and conducting minor road improvements along 84.4 miles of strategic access routes to reduce the likelihood that life or property will be lost in the case of wildfire. Treatments will vary based on conditions present and location and specific objectives but will generally include removing excess vegetation, including brush and trees up to 8-inch diameter, to increase horizontal spacing and eliminate vertical continuity of fuels, and pruning retained trees to provide a vertical clearance up to 15 feet. Roadside fuels reduction will occur up to 100 feet from either side of the road. Woody materials will be chipped, pile burned, or otherwise disposed of in a manner that does not create fire hazards. Minor road improvements may include road grading, installation or removal of water bars or rolling dips, installation of emergency route signs, and placement of gravel. Any use of ground disturbing equipment or activities will be confined to the existing road prism and other areas subject to previous disturbance.
Contact Information
Name
Jill Demers
Agency Name
Humboldt County Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
Humboldt
Regions
Northern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Salmon Creek Road and Thomas
Total Acres
2020
State Highways
101
Schools
Salmon Creek School
Waterways
Salmon Creek and South Fork Eel River
Other Location Info
Portions of Townships T2S R2E, T2S R3E, T3S R2E, and T3S R3E, Humboldt Meridian
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1; California Code of Regulations, title 14, Section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
This projects fits under portions of Categorical Exemptions to the California Environmental Quality Act:
Class 1- Existing Facilities. This includes treatment areas where vegetation removal and minor road repairs will be conducted to maintain fuel breaks, fire roads, and road corridors.
Review by Humboldt County Resource Conservation District staff confirmed that no exceptions apply that would preclude the use of a notice of exemption for this project. No significant adverse effects were identified during the evaluation process.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15304
Reasons for Exemption
This projects fits under portions of Categorical Exemptions to the California Environmental Quality Act:
Class 4- Minor Alterations to Land. This includes minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry and agricultural purposes. These treatments have negligible or no permanent effects on the landscape and will not result in the taking of rare, endangered or threatened species of plants or animals.
Review by Humboldt County Resource Conservation District staff confirmed that no exceptions apply that would preclude the use of a notice of exemption for this project. No significant adverse effects were identified during the evaluation process.
County Clerk
Humboldt