Trinity County Title III Firewise Noxious Weeds and Chipping - Weaverville Area
Summary
SCH Number
2025121134
Public Agency
Trinity County Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Trinity County Title III Firewise Noxious Weeds and Chipping - Weaverville Area
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/26/2025
Document Description
The Trinity County Resource Conservation District (the District) plans to implement fuels reduction activities in the form of roadside chipping and noxious weed removal on private properties within the community of Weaverville, Trinity County, CA.
This project comprises of multiple private ownerships that are an integral part of the District’s landscape fuel reduction strategy and Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), aimed at protecting the community of Weaverville from catastrophic wildfire events.
The District plans to implement approximately 100 acres of community chipping for private landowners and approximately 5 acres manual noxious weed removal treatments for the Young Family Ranch property. The primary goal of this project is to continue support for Firewise Communities and reduce risk of catastrophic wildfires in priority CWPP areas. Our objectives include: reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire, increasing water yields, and encouraging the return of native vegetation by reducing non-native invasive plants. This will be accomplished using towable chipping and hand-pulling of target noxious weeds (e.g., scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) and Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus)) as the primary fuels reduction treatments. Private landowners will pile woody residue (e.g. branches, limbs, log pieces under 10” dbh) along roadways and driveways. Cut materials will bucked (if needed) and carried to the chipper then chipped and broadcasted on site. Any remaining material that cannot be chipped will be lop-and-scattered on site. Technicians will identify noxious weeds on the and remove via hand tools. Weed residue will be properly disposed. This project will help actively manage the land with no adverse impacts, creating a landscape that is more resilient and resistant to high intensity wildfires.
Contact Information
Name
Dylan Kirkley
Agency Name
Trinity County Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Environmental Compliance Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Weaverville
Counties
Trinity
Regions
Countywide
Zip
96048
Total Acres
40
State Highways
SR-299 and SR-3
Township
33N
Range
9W
Section
4
Base
Humboldt
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4 CCR Title 14 Section 15304
Reasons for Exemption
It has been determined that no exceptions apply which would preclude the use of a Notice of Exemption for this project. This project is consistent with the requirements stated in Section 15304; Minor Alterations to land, and will have no significant environmental impacts to aesthetics, agriculture and forestland/timberland, 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, population and housing, public services, recreation, transportation/traffic, or to utilities and service systems.
County Clerk
Trinity
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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