Pit River Tribe Thinning Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025121108
Public Agency
Fall River Resource Conservation Demonstration
Document Title
Pit River Tribe Thinning Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/24/2025
Document Description
The Fall River RCD has proposed the Pit River Tribe Hat Creek Thinning Project in Shasta County, California. The project would improve the protection of structures, communities, critical infrastructure, and public and private lands from wildfire while protecting environmental, natural and cultural resources. The project would reduce fuel loads in mixed hardwood-conifer and Sierra mixed conifer forests. Fuels reduction treatments would include prescribed fire as well as hand cutting and piling, mechanical fuels reduction (grapple piling), herbicide, prescribed herbivory, and mastication. Methods would also include the use of mechanical and hand tools for site preparation and ignition devices for broadcast burning. Existing roads and trails will be utilized for control lines to avoid ground disturbing impacts to the extent feasible. Heavy equipment may also be used to create and hold fire lines. Maintenance methods would include hand treatment, mastication, broadcast burning, targeted grazing, and herbicide application. Broadcast burning would be used on a frequency to approximate the historical fire regime, while herbicide would be used to reduce the density and continuity of resprouting brush and to control invasive, non-native weeds.
Contact Information
Name
Sharmie Stevenson
Agency Name
Fall River Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
Shasta
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Hat Creek Powerhouse No 2 Road
Zip
96016
Total Acres
41
Jobs
10
Parcel #
023350068000, 023350036000, 023350052000, & 023350060000
State Highways
State Route 299/ CA 299
Railways
NA
Airports
NA
Schools
NA
Waterways
Hat Creek & Pit River
Township
36N
Range
04E
Section
18-20
Base
Mt Diabl
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15304
Reasons for Exemption
Minor alteration to the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes. The Fall River RCD has reviewed the environmental/specialists' reports prepared by Registered Professional Foresters and other specialists and has determined that the project's implementation will result in multiple benefits - including restoration of the forest, watershed, and wildlife habitat. There will be no significant adverse impacts on endangered, rare, or threatened species or their habitats. There are no known hazardous materials at or around the project site. The project will avoid all archeological resource sites. The project will not result in cumulatively significant impacts. The project will have not significant adverse effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Shasta
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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