Western Nevada County Community Defense Project - Deer Creek
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2017072006
Lead Agency
Nevada County
Document Title
Western Nevada County Community Defense Project - Deer Creek
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
3/12/2018
Present Land Use
forest lands/FR-Forest/FOR-Forest
Document Description
The Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) would provide $500,000 to the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County for the Western Nevada County (Community Defense Project - Deer Creek (project). The purpose of the project is to improve forest health and resilience to climate and future drought, reduce the wildfire fuel hazard, and complete a strategic network of treatments across public and private ownerships to utilize for protection of the watershed during wildfires. The Deer Creek Watershed was ranked as the top priority for wildfire hazard reduction in the Nevada County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (updated 2016). The goal of the project is to complete remaining portions of the Western Nevada County Community Defense Project in the Deer Creek Watershed. Approx. two thirds of the strategically placed network of treatments, wider than a single fuel break, have already been completed. This project would help complete the network by treating 239 acres of Tahoe National Forest lands, which are prescribed to be treated by hand-cut/hand pile for burning. Hand thinning utilizes crews with chainsaws or handsaws that cut understory trees less than 12 inches in diameter and brush (greater than 12 inches in height) in order to accomplish fuels reduction, stand improvement and/or wildlife habitat/plant community enhancement objectives. Cut trees would be piled using manual labor. After piles are cured they would be burned to ensure a clean, hot burn with minimal smoke impacts to surrounding communities.
Contact Information
Name
Shannon Ciotti
Agency Name
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Nevada City
Counties
Nevada
Cross Streets
Various locations north and east of Nevada city, Cascade Shores and Scotts Flat Lake
Zip
95959
Total Acres
4,321
Parcel #
various
State Highways
20, 49
Airports
Nevada County
Schools
Various
Waterways
Yuba River, Scotts Flat Lake
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
N/A
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
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