Rim Fire Forest Restoration, Phase 2
Summary
SCH Number
2020050475
Public Agency
California Wildlife Conservation Board
(WCB)
Document Title
Rim Fire Forest Restoration, Phase 2
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/21/2020
Document Description
The purpose of this project is to enhance forest health and reduce hazardous fuels through selective thinning and replanting activities on 6,434 acres of mixed conifer forest in Stanislaus National Forest.
Contact Information
Name
John P. Donnelly
Agency Name
Department of Fish and Wildlife Wildlife Conservation Board
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB)
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Sonora
Counties
Tuolumne
Waterways
Upper Tuolumne Watershed
Other Location Info
Stanislaus National Forest
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Declared Emergency
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(3); 15269(a)
Reasons for Exemption
Pursuant to Executive Order B-23-13 a CEQA waiver has been provided relative to the implementation of the Federal Phase 1 Restoration Plan for the Rim Fire, which was analyzed in the Rim Fire Reforestation Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Record of Decision (ROD) prepared by the Stanislaus National Forest and signed on August 17, 2016. The proposed activities are within the scope of Rim Fire Reforestation EIS and ROD. Such activities are exempt from CEQA pursuant to Executive Order (EO) B-23-13. Project activities include only those specifically identified in the EIR ROD.