Coastal Santa Cruz Mountains: State Parks Forest Health Initiative
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Summary
SCH Number
2019012052
Lead Agency
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Document Title
Coastal Santa Cruz Mountains: State Parks Forest Health Initiative
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
11/18/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Parks and Recreation (California State Parks) proposes to implement vegetation treatments and maintenance treatments on up to 11,994.7 acres of land within the project area. The project area consists of the western portion of Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Año Nuevo State Park, the southern extent of Butano State Park, and various adjacent landownerships owned by the Sempervirens Fund (Cougar Ridge, Gazos 320, and Lachenbruch) and Save the Redwoods League (Cascade Creek) located in Santa Cruz and San Mateo Counties and predominately within the coastal zone. California State Parks has prepared a Project-Specific Analysis and CEQA Addendum to evaluate if the proposed project is within the scope of the California Vegetation Treatment Program EIR (CalVTP PEIR), consider revisions or changes to the PEIR that would expand its coverage to include all project areas, and provide environmental information on the proposed project. Treatment types include ecological restoration. Treatment activities include prescribed burning, manual, mechanical, and targeted herbicide application treatments. The goal of the ecologically restorative treatments proposed in this PSA/Addendum is to restore forest and shrubland conditions to exhibit an increase in healthy growth of mature vegetation while allowing for natural regeneration of understory plant species, with alignment to the San Mateo Resource Conservation District and Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz's Forest health and Fire Resilience Program Public Works Plan goals. The Coastal Santa Cruz Mountains: State Parks Forest Health Initiative PSA/Addendum to the PEIR was prepared for the project as a later activity covered by the CalVTP PEIR.
Contact Information
Name
Linda Hitchcock
Agency Name
Department of Parks and Recreation
Job Title
Senior Park and Recreation Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated Areas
Counties
San Mateo, Santa Cruz
Regions
Unincorporated
Other Location Info
Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Año Nuevo State Park, Butano State Park
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(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
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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