Green Paths Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025110527
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Green Paths Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/13/2025
Document Description
15-week urban forestry training and job readiness program, 100 fifteen-gallon trees will be planted across the City of Stockton’s rights-of-way, including parks, tree wells, and park strips adjacent to residential areas. The program includes comprehensive classroom instruction covering topics such as tree management, workplace safety, arboriculture, GIS, public health, and air quality monitoring and modeling. Tree planting will follow best practices, with holes no deeper than 20 inches and no wider than twice the root ball. All sites will be utility-checked through 811 (One Call) prior to digging. Holes will primarily be dug by hand, with supplemental use of a two-man auger as needed. Planting may involve sod removal and, occasionally, breaking through buried stumps. Transportation for staff, participants, and equipment will be provided via company vehicles, including one diesel-engine truck.
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
Stockton
Counties
San Joaquin
Regions
Countywide, Statewide
Other Location Info
City of Stockton
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.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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