8FG23400-Groundwork Richmond Urban Forestry Workforce Development - Green Jobs for Richmond!
Summary
SCH Number
2025110400
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
8FG23400-Groundwork Richmond Urban Forestry Workforce Development - Green Jobs for Richmond!
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/12/2025
Document Description
Groundwork Richmond's Green Jobs for Richmond program, funded by CalFire, will hire twenty full-time employees for one year to work on its urban forestry crew. Participants will be paid a living wage plus benefits and receive both online certifications (e.g., OSHA, ISA training) and extensive field experience. The program's core achievement is providing a full year of documented work experience, which, coupled with hard and soft skills training, makes graduates strong candidates eligible for permanent job opportunities in the urban forestry field.
Contact Information
Name
Walter Passmore
Agency Name
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Job Title
State
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
Richmond
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
Countywide, Statewide
Zip
94801
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4 Categorical Exemption Section 15304
Reasons for Exemption
This project meets the requirements of Class 4 Categorical Exemption (Minor Alterations to Land) Section 15304. Project implementation will result in alterations to the land that are best described as minor in scope. It has been concluded that no
exceptions apply which would preclude the use of a Notice of Exemption for this project. The Department has concluded that no significant adverse environmental impacts will occur to aesthetics, agriculture and forest resources, 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, populations and housing, public services, recreation, transportation
and traffic, utilities and service systems, or wildfire risk. Documentation of the environmental review completed by the Department is kept on file at CAL FIRE’s Headquarters in Sacramento.
County Clerk
Contra Costa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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