Cohasset Area Reforestation and Oak Restoration Program
Summary
SCH Number
2026050361
Lead Agency
Butte County Resource Conservation District
(BCRCD)
Document Title
Cohasset Area Reforestation and Oak Restoration Program
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Rural foothill residential and timber production
Document Description
Various partners, notably the Butte County Fire Safe Council, propose to restore burned mixed conifer-hardwood forest stands after the 2024 Park Fire in a 6,372-acre area around Cohasset, California. Activities would only be conducted with landowner permission. The program would consist of:
1) Planting seeds and seedlings (with or without site preparation which may include herbicide applied in accordance with a recommendation from a California-licensed Pest Control Advisor) of California native trees, adapted to the local climate as modelled over the coming 50 years;
2) Leader-training existing hardwood resprouts, to encourage faster development of woodland structure; and
3) Processing of pruned material by either chipping & broadcasting on site, hauling off-site, lopping & scattering, piling and burning, or piling for wildlife without burning.
Contact Information
Name
Wolfgang Rougle
Agency Name
Butte County Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Planning and Watershed Program Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Cohasset (unincorporated area of Butte County)
Counties
Butte
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Cohasset Rd and Maple Creek Ranch Rd (project center)
Zip
95973
Total Acres
6372
Schools
Cohasset Elementary
Other Location Info
all of the following sections: T24N, R02E, sections 13, 23, 24, & 26. It also covers parts of the following sections: T24N, R02E, sections 11, 12, 14, 15, 22, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35; T23N, R02E, sections 3 and 4; and T24N, R03E, section 18. Elevations in the program area range from 1,675 to 3,550 feet above sea level.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Redding Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water
Development Types
Other (No development: Reforestation &vegetation mgnt program only.)
Local Actions
vegetation management program offered to landowners; use of State funding triggers CEQA.
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Noise, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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