Grazing Non-native Invasive Species for Fire Risk Reduction
Summary
SCH Number
2025100382
Public Agency
Ventura County Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Grazing Non-native Invasive Species for Fire Risk Reduction
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/9/2025
Document Description
Villanova Preparatory School’s open space vegetation is composed primarily of non-native annual grasses, black mustard, and yellow star thistle. The goal for this project is to graze non-native invasive flashy fuel loads focused alongside roads and near habitable structures using this approach. Fields are predominantly non-native invasive plant lands.
Contact Information
Name
Kevin Mason
Agency Name
Ventura County Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Fire Preparedness Coordinator
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Ojai
Counties
Ventura
Regions
Countywide
Parcel #
033007012
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Minor alteration to land, Section 15304
Reasons for Exemption
This project is exempt because the fields predominantly consist of non-native invasive plants that will be grazed once most plants have gone to seed. Additionally rare plants have not been recorded within the designated grazing areas (CalFlora). Additionally grazing will not occur within riparian areas. This project will reduce the risk of fire spread, protecting communities of people and critical ecosystems. No impacts to hazardous or critical resources and no cumulative effects from successive projects will occur. The District finds that this project does not have the potential to significantly degrade environmental factors, such as aesthetics, agriculture/forestry, long-term air quality, biological/cultural/tribal resources, geology/soils, greenhouse gases, hydrology/water quality, land use, minerals, population, public services, recreation, transportation, or utilities and is therefore, categorically CEQA exempt.
County Clerk
Ventura
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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