Manton Fuels Reduction – Shasta County (347-5)
Summary
SCH Number
2025060463
Public Agency
Resource Conservation District of Tehama County
(RCD-TC)
Document Title
Manton Fuels Reduction – Shasta County (347-5)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/11/2025
Document Description
Description: Rock Creek Rd. Shaded Fuel Break will occur in Southern Shasta County South of Shingletown, Ca and within Manton, Ca. This fuel break Parallels PGE distribution line for over 2 miles. This strategic fuel break will extend up to 30 ft. on both sides of the distribution line and total over 10 acres treated! This fuel break will protect the local Manton and Shingletown Communities by enabling a East-West defendable fuel break that could slow the progress of a wildfire. Description: Wilson Creek Road. Shaded Fuel Break will occur in Southern Shasta County. South of Shingletown, Ca and adjacent o Manton, Ca. This fuel break Parallels PGE distribution line for over 5.5 miles! This strategic fuel break will extend up to 35 ft. on both sides of the distribution line and total over 27 acres treated. This fuel break will protect the local Manton and Shingletown Communities by enabling a East-West defendable fuel break that could slow the progress of a wildfire. The RCDTC will conduct roadside hand treatments, mastication, and/or herbicide treatments parallel to county roads that create a significant risk of roadside ignition and fire spread into numerous publicly and privately maintained parcels. Specific treatments to be completed in connection with this project include the masticating and/or cutting and chipping of ground fuels along with shrubs and small, poorly developed trees (< 16” in diameter) that create ladder fuels extending into the crowns of mature trees. Herbicides approved by the State and the Shasta County Agriculture Department will be applied to treatment areas dependent on funding constraints. The removal and control of target vegetation will reduce roadside ignition risk, reduce the rate of fire spread and intensity as well as removal excess trees and other vegetation thus improving conditions for larger, more mature trees particularly oaks that are currently in good health and continue to sequester Greenhouse Gases (GHGs). The goal of this project proposal is to reduce the risk of roadside ignitions and rate of fire spread into adjacent grasslands, shrublands and high-quality oak woodlands that contain many permanently inhabited structures. In addition, project work would result in the continued expansion and maintenance of an in-place fuel break network that is used during wildfire events to protect homes and developed parcels and create a space from which backfire operations or future landscape scale vegetation treatments not affiliated with this project can be conducted.
Contact Information
Name
Drew Barnhart
Agency Name
Resource Conservation District of Tehama County
Job Title
Project Manager II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Missi Elliott
Agency Name
Resouce Conservation District of Tehama County
Job Title
Project Coordinator
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Manton
Counties
Shasta
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Rock Creek Road and Wilson Hill Road
Zip
96059
Total Acres
10
Jobs
10
Parcel #
Not Applicable
State Highways
Highway 44, Highway 36
Railways
Union Pacific, BNSF, CFNR
Airports
Not Applicable
Schools
Manton Elementary School
Waterways
Digger Creek, North Fork Battle Creek, Millseat Creek, Bailey Creek
Township
30N
Range
1E
Section
21
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
Description: Rock Creek Rd. Shaded Fuel Break will occur in Southern Shasta
County South of Shingletown, Ca and within Manton, Ca. This fuel break Parallels PGE distribution line for over 2 miles. This strategic fuel break will extend up to 30 ft. on both sides of the distribution line and total over 10 acres treated! This fuel break will protect the local Manton and Shingletown Communities by enabling a East-West defendable fuel break that could slow the progress of a wildfire.
Description: Wilson Creek Road. Shaded Fuel Break will occur in Southern Shasta
County. South of Shingletown, Ca and adjacent o Manton, Ca. This fuel break
Parallels PGE distribution line for over 5.5 miles! This strategic fuel break will extend
up to 35 ft. on both sides of the distribution line and total over 27 acres treated.
This fuel break will protect the local Manton and Shingletown Communities by
enabling a East-West defendable fuel break that could slow the progress of a
wildfire.
Other Information
The RCDTC will conduct roadside hand treatments, mastication, and/or herbicide treatments parallel to county roads that create a significant risk of roadside ignition and fire spread into numerous publicly and privately maintained parcels. Specific treatments to be completed in connection with this project include the masticating and/or cutting and chipping of ground fuels along with shrubs and small, poorly developed trees (< 16” in diameter) that create ladder fuels extending into the crowns of mature trees. Herbicides approved by the State and the Shasta County Agriculture Department will be applied to treatment areas dependent on funding constraints. The removal and control of target vegetation will reduce roadside ignition risk, reduce the rate of fire spread and intensity as well as removal excess trees and other vegetation
thus improving conditions for larger, more mature trees particularly oaks that are currently in good health and continue to sequester Greenhouse Gases (GHGs). The goal of this project proposal is to reduce the risk of roadside ignitions and rate of fire spread into adjacent grasslands,shrublands and high-quality oak woodlands that contain many permanently inhabited structures. In addition, project work would result in the continued expansion and maintenance of an in-place fuel break network that is used during wildfire events to protect homes and developed parcels and create a space from which backfire operations or future landscape scale vegetation treatments not affiliated with this project can be conducted.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4 §15304 (e) Minor Alterations to Land
Reasons for Exemption
Public Resources Code, Division 13, Chapter 6, Article 19, Section 15304 allows minor alteration of vegetation including fuel management activities to reduce volume of flammable vegetation provided the activities do not result in the taking of endangered, rare, or threatened plant/animal species, or cause significant erosion and sedimentation of surface waters. This project is considered low impact given that the nature of the project work occurs on already disturbed and developed roadsides and biomass chips will be broadcast onsite. A current California Natural Diversity Database search was conducted, and it has been determined that Project
activities will have a low impact on the environment and low potential to effect cultural resources. Water Courses will be flagged and/or avoided.
County Clerk
Shasta
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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