169-2 MC Mountain Roadside Fuels Treatment
Summary
SCH Number
2025071329
Public Agency
Resource Conservation District of Tehama County
(RCD-TC)
Document Title
169-2 MC Mountain Roadside Fuels Treatment
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/31/2025
Document Description
• Work will improve existing conditions along the county rights-of-way within Tehama County.
• Increase ingress by firefighting personnel and egress by residents during wildfire events will be significantly improved.
• High traffic volumes along the roads proposed for treatments 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 cutting and chipping of ground fuels along with shrubs and small, poorly developed trees that create ladder fuels extending into the crowns of mature oaks.
• 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).
Contact Information
Name
Drew Hunter Barnhart
Agency Name
Resource Conservation District Tehama County
Job Title
Project Manager II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Mineral, Paynes Creek, Ca | Manton, Ca
Counties
Tehama
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Plum Creek Road X Paynes Creek Loop
Zip
96080
Total Acres
300
Jobs
10
State Highways
California
Township
29 N
Range
1 E
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4 - Minor Land Alterations (14 CCR 15304)
Reasons for Exemption
PRC Div. 13 Chp. 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 biomasses chips will be broadcast on site. A current CNDBB search was conducted and avoidance buffers will be instituted to prevent even incidental take of endangered, rare, or threatened plant/animal species. Water course boundaries will be flagged in accordance with the Forest Practice Rules and no significant erosion and/or sedimentation of surface waters will occur in any circumstance. Due to the aforementioned project components it has been determined that the Project activities will have a low impact on the environment and deem a CEQA NOE, Cat. Ex. for 15304 to be appropriate.
County Clerk
Tehama
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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