Tiger Creek Fuel Break - Good Neighbor Authority
Summary
SCH Number
2026050446
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Tiger Creek Fuel Break - Good Neighbor Authority
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/12/2026
Document Description
Under the Good Neighbor Authority (16 U.S.C. § 2113a), The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will implement fuels management activities to create and maintain effective fuel treatment continuity across approximately 325 acres of the Eldorado National Forest. Activities may occur along strategic ridgelines, road systems, ingress/egress routes, and adjacent forested areas and may include hand thinning, mechanical thinning, mastication, chipping, piling, pile burning, prescribed fire where authorized, lop and scatter, limbing, pruning, hazardous tree removal, roadside brushing, fuel break construction and maintenance, plantation thinning, and associated surface fuel reduction activities.
This Good Neighbor Authority project follows the NEPA decision listed below and utilizes CAL FIRE’s established contracting and operational procedures to streamline work on federal lands.
Contact Information
Name
Megan Scheeline
Agency Name
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Job Title
Unit Forester
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC 4799.05(d)(1)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is statutorily exempt from CEQA under Public Resources Code (PRC) § 4799.05(d)(1). This exemption applies to wildfire and fuel reduction projects on federal lands that have undergone NEPA review, provided a state or local agency is involved through funding, staffing, or a Good Neighbor Authority agreement.
All work planned on the Eldorado National Forest follows the Mokelumne Amador Calaveras Forest Health Resilience Project Record of Decision – Eldorado National Forest Amador Ranger District. A digital copy of the decision is available at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/stanislaus/projects/65796 . The Good Neighbor Authority Agreement is kept on file at CAL FIRE Headquarters in Sacramento (715 P St., Sacramento, CA 95814).
County Clerk
Amador
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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