West Lassen Headwaters Restoration
Summary
SCH Number
2025060885
Public Agency
Resource Conservation District of Tehama County
(RCD-TC)
Document Title
West Lassen Headwaters Restoration
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/18/2025
Document Description
This document provides notice of an emergency fuels reduction treatment initiated by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) under the authority of 36 CFR 220.4(b)(2), in response to imminent wildfire risks near the community of Mineral, California, and the broader forest health objectives across the Lassen National Forest (LNF) and Tehama County. The emergency treatments aim to mitigate wildfire threats prior to the completion of the full Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the West Lassen Headwaters Landscape Restoration Project (WLHP).
Contact Information
Name
Dylan Mathews
Agency Name
RCDTC
Job Title
Forestry Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Tehama
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Highway 172, Turner Mountain road
Zip
96063
Total Acres
1,102
Jobs
10
Parcel #
013-280-040-000, 013-280-038-000, 017-080-0002-000, 013-280-019-000
State Highways
Highway 172
Railways
NA
Airports
NA
Schools
NA
Waterways
South Fork Battle, Cold, North/Middle Antelope, Judd, Paynes, Martin, Sumit Creeks
Township
29N
Range
3E
Section
36
Base
Mineral
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
4799.05(d)(1)
Reasons for Exemption
Per 4799.05(d)(1) of the California Code, CEQA does not apply to prescribed fire, thinning, or fuel reduction projects undertaken on federal lands that reduce the risk of high-severity wildfire that have been reviewed under provisions established in the National Environmental Protection Act. This exemption is contingent upon whether the primary role of a state or local agency is to provide funding or staffing for such projects.
The West Lassen Headwaters Landscape Restoration Project scope of work described under Proposed Emergency Treatments shown above meets the conditions of California Code 4799.05(d)(1) in that those portions of the project area located on Lassen National Forest lands have been analyzed under US Forest Service environment analysis processes as described in a NEPA Environmental Assessment document and USFS Decision Memo prepared for each project component described above.
County Clerk
Tehama
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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