Ukiah West Hills VTP Project
168 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2019012052
Lead Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Ukiah West Hills VTP Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
3/4/2026
Document Description
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (CAL FIRE) has prepared a Project-Specific Analysis (PSA) for this project as a later activity covered by the California Vegetation Treatment Project (CalVTP) Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the Ukiah West Hills VTP Project. The Ukiah West Hills VTP Project entails implementation of vegetation treatments on up to 5,961 acres in Mendocino County, near the community of Ukiah. The proposed treatment types (i.e., wildland-urban interface fuel reduction and fuel break) and treatment activities (i.e., manual treatments, mechanical treatments, herbicide application and prescribed burning) are consistent with those evaluated in the CalVTP Program EIR and the writ of mandate issued by the Superior Court of San Diego County on November 14, 2025 in California Chaparral Institute and Endangered Habitats League v. Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, and pursuant to PRC §4483, have been designed to avoid type conversion in areas where chaparral is present. Maintenance treatments would involve the same vegetation treatment types and activities used in the initial treatments.
Contact Information
Name
Julie Rhoads
Agency Name
CAL FIRE
Job Title
Forester II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Mendocino
Regions
Northern California
Total Acres
5961
Waterways
Gibson Creek, tributary to the Russian River
Other Location Info
ridges west of the community of Ukiah
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
CAL FIRE
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
Yes (Project Specific Analysis)
(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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