Truckee River WA Fire Resiliency
Summary
SCH Number
2025070250
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2
(CDFW)
Document Title
Truckee River WA Fire Resiliency
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/7/2025
Document Description
Create fuel breaks by re-clearing portions of existing roadbeds, and removing vegetation from along those roads. Locations of fuel breaks were designed in partnership with Cal Fire to minimize the scope of work while provide increased firefighting capacity in the I80 corridor and the Wildlife Urban Interface.
Contact Information
Name
Sidney Fulford
Agency Name
CDFW
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Truckee
Counties
Nevada
Regions
Northern California
State Highways
Interstate 80
Other Information
Floriston Unit: (39.3954830, -120.0205999),
Canyon Unit – Canyon 23: (39.4358628, -120.0260324),
Canyon Unit – South: (39.4046674, -120.0267821)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1 (§15301); Class 4 (§15304)
Reasons for Exemption
The roads selected for this project were either established before was acquired by CDFW or were converted from dozer line or fuel breaks associated with previous fires. They have since become substantially overgrown. This project can be also seen as road maintenance and restoring access to its former state. Minimal alterations to land occur in this project. Only .05% of the Truckee River Wildlife Area will be impacted by this fuel break.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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