National Forest Foundation, “Camp 10 Restoration and Reforestation”
Summary
SCH Number
2025111061
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
National Forest Foundation, “Camp 10 Restoration and Reforestation”
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/25/2025
Document Description
CAL FIRE is providing funding to the National Forest Foundation to implement mechanical and manual hazardous fuels reduction, site preparation, and reforestation activities within the 2020 Creek Fire footprint and Camp 10 treatment area on the Sierra National Forest, Bass Lake Ranger District. Treatments include felling and piling of standing dead trees, downed trees, and other hazardous fuel materials, pile burning, herbicide application, manual tree planting, and manual tree release. In addition to the short-term benefit of restoring and reforesting severely burned forested acres and reducing increased fuel loading for future wildfires, these treatment activities will also promote resilience in the natural ecosystem services, such as overall watershed improvements through improved regulation of surface runoff and groundwater infiltration, increased uptake of carbon dioxide, provide for slope stabilization, and restoration of lost forest-based habitat for species that rely upon these environments.
Contact Information
Name
Shannon Johnson
Agency Name
California Department of Foresty and Fire Protection
Job Title
Staff Chief
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Elia Sawa
Agency Name
National Forest Foundation
Job Title
Southern Sierra Program Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Counties
Madera
Regions
Countywide
Total Acres
1170
Other Location Info
Portions of Sierra National Forest, Bass Lake Ranger District; Latitude & Longitude 37.273880, -119.399293
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC 4799.05(d)(1)
Reasons for Exemption
CEQA does not apply to fuel reduction, reforestation, & habitat restoration projects undertaken, in whole or in part, on federal lands to reduce the risk of high severity wildfire that have been reviewed under the NEPA, if the primary role of a state or local agency is providing funding or staffing for those projects. The proposed project was reviewed in its entirety under the Sierra National Forest Creek Fire Restoration Project NEPA Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact and Decision Notice signed, June 23, 2023. NEPA coverage for the Camp 10 treatment area is 6,064 acres, with initial treatments at 1,170 acres.
The NEPA record of project approval is available to the General Public at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sierra/projects/archive/60422
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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