Vanauken Creek Fuel Break Project
166 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2019012052
Lead Agency
Humboldt County Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Vanauken Creek Fuel Break Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
2/13/2026
Document Description
The Humboldt County Resource Conservation District has prepared a Project-Specific Analysis and Addendum for the project as a later activity covered by the California Vegetation Treatment Project Program Environmental Impact Report. The proposed project is intended to safeguard the rural community of Whitethorn from wind-driven wildfires by establishing ridgetop shaded fuel breaks to reduce the amount and continuity of hazardous fuels. The Project proposes up to 597 acres of vegetation treatments, including mechanical treatment, manual treatment, prescribed fire (pile burn, broadcast burn), and limited herbicide treatment. The Project would be implemented on private timberlands.
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 near Whitethorn, CA
Counties
Humboldt
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
315 Shelter Cove Rd, Whitethorn, CA 95589
Zip
95589
Total Acres
597
Waterways
Vanauken Creek
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Humboldt County Resource Conservation District
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Humboldt
Final Environmental Document Available at
https://humboldtrcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Final_2026_02_Vanauken-Whitethorn-PSA.pdf
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
No
(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
Yes (PSA/Addendum)
(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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