Recreation Sites Hazard Tree Mitigation Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026011021
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Recreation Sites Hazard Tree Mitigation Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/29/2026
Document Description
CAL FIRE would provide funding to the California Local Conservation Corps Foundation to support training and job placement in the forestry and fire workforces for local conservation corps, intended to advance career development and increase diversity in California’s forestry and fire workforce. Training courses will include both manual and mechanical treatment activities. These activities have been evaluated by the Sequoia National Monument Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and associated Record of Decision, signed August 2012; NEPA Recreation Sites Hazard Tree Mitigation Project Categorical Exclusion, 36 CFR 220.6(d)(5) (File Code 1950/2350), and may be conducted on up to 6 acres within Coy Flat Campground. Treatments resultant of training activities will reduce wildfire risks to local resources and community members, promote native plant and wildlife species, and improve forest resiliency.
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
Bruce Saito
Agency Name
California Local Conservation Corps Foundation
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Countywide
Total Acres
6
Other Location Info
Portions of Seqouia National Monument, Coy Flat Campground.
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 Giant Sequoia National Monument Plan FEIS and associated Categorical Exclusion, signed July 26, 2016. NEPA coverage for this project is 6 acres.
The NEPA record of project approval is available to the General Public at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sequoia/projects/archive/24085
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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