North Bay Forest Improvement Program - Rancho Otranto
Summary
SCH Number
2026060213
Public Agency
Napa County Resource Conservation District
Document Title
North Bay Forest Improvement Program - Rancho Otranto
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/4/2026
Document Description
The project covers 20 acres and proposes to cut small trees ranging 4-8 inches in diameter, prune branches up to 8 feet off the ground, and treat resulting woody materials with mastication and chipping. The environmental setting is a conifer mixed hardwood forest with conifers and hardwoods including California bay laurel, manzanita, oaks and resprouting shrubs.
Contact Information
Name
Danielle Ashton
Agency Name
Napa Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Amy Garden
Agency Name
Rancho Otranto LLC
Job Title
Landowner
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
St. Helena
Counties
Napa
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Sulphur Springs Ave, Vallejo St
Zip
94574
Total Acres
20
Parcel #
027-020-013, 015, 024, 034
State Highways
29, 128
Railways
Napa Valley Railroad
Schools
St Helena Primary & Elementary, Robert Louis Stevenson Intermed
Waterways
Heath Creek, Sulphur Creek, Bale Slough, Spring Creek
Township
7N
Range
6W
Section
1, 2
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304 Minor Alteration to Land
Reasons for Exemption
This project is exempt because the planned activities meet the definition of "forestry" in PRC § 753, and have been reviewed and approved by a Registered Professional Forester in consultation with experts from other pertinent fields who have attested that the activities proposed in this project will only have the potential for impacts that are, at the most, less than significant to the environment, having provided adequate measures for avoidance of sensitive environmental resources. Project activities will not involve the removal of healthy, mature, or scenic trees, and will not result in a substantial alteration of the current function of the land Project specific analysis is on file at the RCD.
County Clerk
Napa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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