Stumpfield Mountain Fuel Break Maintenance
Summary
SCH Number
2026030758
Public Agency
Mariposa County Resource Conservation District
(MCRCD)
Document Title
Stumpfield Mountain Fuel Break Maintenance
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/18/2026
Document Description
This project maintains an existing shaded fuel break in a very high severity fire risk zone originally permitted and funded by CAL FIRE in 2019. Hand crews will remove dead and downed material and regrowth up to 10” diameter, and chip or remove slash. Mastication equipment will have rubber treads and remain on the road without disturbing the ground. Work will occur within the existing 192 acre fuel break footprint. A Tribal monitor from the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation will be on call during this project to protect known archeological sites. Maintaining this fuel break is critical for resident ingress/egress and firefighter access and staging to fight wildfire.
Contact Information
Name
Melinda Barrett
Agency Name
Mariposa County Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Mariposa
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Stumpfield Mountain Road, State Highway 49
Zip
95338
Total Acres
192
Jobs
4
Parcel #
NA
State Highways
State Highway 49
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
N/A
Waterways
East Fork, Chowchilla River
Other Location Info
Stumpfield Mountain Road from SR 49to the western boundary of USFS land and Watt Rd from Stumpfield Mountain Rd to the northern boundary of the Maria Wilson Indian Allotment (BIA) in Mariposa County, CA.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15304(b) - Minor Alterations to Land
Reasons for Exemption
This project consists of minor public and private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees. It is maintenance of an existing shaded fuel break. No new access routes or staging areas will be constructed.
County Clerk
Mariposa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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