Low Gap Road Forest Resilience Project
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024110235
Lead Agency
Mendocino County Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Low Gap Road Forest Resilience Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
8/28/2025
Document Description
Low Gap Road, a county-maintained roadway west of Ukiah, lies on a strategic ridge at the junction of the Big, Navarro, and upper Russian River basins in Mendocino
County. Current ridge-top stands are densely stocked with small-diameter trees and heavy underbrush, creating conditions that promote fire spread between watersheds.
Invasive species and Douglas-fir encroachment further threaten remnant oak woodlands along the ridge, which transitions from oak woodland and grassland in the east to mixed conifer forest in the west. The project aims to create contiguous, fire-resilient forest conditions that protect thousands of acres of forest and improve public safety, while also enhancing oak woodlands. In some areas, herbicide use will be necessary to control shrub regrowth and reduce wildfire risk—an activity not included in the original CalVTP PSA. MHRC has amended the PSA to allow up to 500 acres of herbicide treatment within previously treated areas. These treatments fall within the scope of the CalVTP PEIR, which evaluated appropriate measures to avoid or minimize environmental impacts. Because the proposed herbicide use is consistent with the treatment activities and disturbance levels analyzed in the PEIR, no additional project-specific requirements or mitigation measures are necessary.
Contact Information
Name
Doug Turk
Agency Name
Mendocino County Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Forestry Program Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Hayley Ross
Agency Name
Mendocino & Humboldt Redwood Companies
Job Title
Stewardship Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Ukiah
Counties
Mendocino
Regions
Northern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Low Gap Road and Masonite Industrial Road
Zip
95482
Total Acres
1333
Jobs
10
Parcel #
Multiple
State Highways
101
Waterways
South Branch of the North Fork of the Navarro River; Dougherty Creek
Township
15N
Range
13W
Section
18
Base
MDM
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Mendocino County Resource Conservation District
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Mendocino
Final Environmental Document Available at
Mendocino County RCD, 115 East Smith Street, Ukiah, CA 95482
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
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 (CalVTP PEIR 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
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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