Willow Creek Conservancy Wildfire Risk Reduction
Summary
SCH Number
2025120348
Public Agency
Upper Salinas - Las Tablas Resource Conservation District (RCD)
Document Title
Willow Creek Conservancy Wildfire Risk Reduction
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/9/2025
Document Description
The Upper Salinas-Las Tablas Resource Conservation District (USLT RCD) will work with Cal Fire and the Salinan Tribe to reduce fuel loads within the Property by conducting cultural and prescribed burns in grasslands.
Contact Information
Name
Gordon
Agency Name
Upper Salinas Las Tablas Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Forestry Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Paso Robles
Counties
San Luis Obispo
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Willow creek and Sleepy Farm
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption: CEQA Guidelines Section 15304
Reasons for Exemption
US-LT RCD is proposing the qualification of exemption from a comprehensive CEQA analysis under the Class 4 category for minor alterations to land. This project involves the preparation and implementation of prescribed and cultural burns to improve fire resiliency, eliminate invasive grasses/forbs, reduce risks to first responders during a wildfire, and preserve the ecological integrity of the property. The burns will be less than 10 acres, low in complexity, and will be overseen by a qualified party. Burn operations will be low-intensity fires conducted in a manner that follows all guidelines. The burn will result in combustion of fine fuels and coyote brush and will not threaten the forest ecosystem. No significant environmental impact would occur to aesthetics, agriculture and forestland /timberland, air quality, biological 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, utilities and service systems, or to wildfire. Benefits include fuel reduction to improve fire resiliency, reduce wildfire risk in a very high fire hazard severity zone, and provide cultural and traditional benefits to the Salinan tribal members.
County Clerk
San Luis Obispo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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