Hobel Dump Fuel Reduction Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025110289
Public Agency
Trinity County Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Hobel Dump Fuel Reduction Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/7/2025
Document Description
Trinity County Resource Conservation District (the District) plans to implement fuels reduction activities on Hobel Dump Rd, near Trinity Center, CA. This work will take place entirely on APN-007-340-010, a County-owned parcel. This reduction in fuels along the dump access road and within the wooded area surrounding the dump will reduce the risk of human-related wildfire and allow for the burning of several large piles of woody debris which have accumulated at the site for years.
The District plans to implement manual thinning and pile burning treatments on approximately 15 acres. The primary goal of this project is to reduce fuels and create defensible space in this community-accessible area, reduce surface and ladder fuels to support safe pile burning activities, prevent potential ember cast from burning existing piles onsite from igniting adjacent high-fuel load areas, improve firefighter access and safety in and around the dump site for potential fire suppression activities, and to allow for the regular burning of woody debris onsite. Our objectives include reducing the risk of wildfire by thinning overgrown stands near a community transfer station (Hobel Dump), and to burn two (2) large existing piles of green waste that poses a fire risk due to human-related activities. Project activities will occur over a 3-5-year period. Burn activities will occur in collaboration with the Trinity Center Volunteer Fire Department.
Contact Information
Name
Dylan Kirkley
Agency Name
Trinity County Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Environmental Compliance Program Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Trinity Center
Counties
Trinity
Regions
Countywide
Total Acres
15
Parcel #
007-340-010
State Highways
SR-3
Township
36N
Range
8W
Section
26
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4 CCR Title 14 Section 15304
Reasons for Exemption
It has been determined that no exceptions apply which would preclude the use of a Notice of Exemption for this project. This project involves the removal of small diameter understory trees to reduce the vertical and horizontal continuity of forest fuels, and does not involve the removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees. This project is consistent with the requirements stated in CEQA Guidelines Section 15304, and will have no significant environmental impacts to aesthetics, agriculture and forestland/timberland, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use planning, mineral resources, noise, population and housing, public services, recreation, transportation/traffic, or to utilities and service systems.
County Clerk
Trinity
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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