Caldor Fire Restoration Project Maximum Extent Scenario
Summary
SCH Number
2026060788
Public Agency
El Dorado County Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Caldor Fire Restoration Project Maximum Extent Scenario
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/17/2026
Document Description
The Eldorado National Forest (ENF) is proposing management actions to respond to conditions created by the 2021 Caldor Fire. The Caldor Fire burned in El Dorado and Amador Counties, on the Placerville, Pacific, and Amador Ranger Districts of the Eldorado National Forest (ENF). The overall purpose of the Caldor Fire Restoration Project (Caldor FRP) is to reduce risk to public health while restoring a healthy, resilient, and diverse ecosystem to lands impacted by the 2021 Caldor Fire and surrounding areas, as well as managing ecosystem functions at a landscape-scale. Additionally, the project purpose includes reestablishing recreational opportunities diminished by the 2021 Caldor Fire.
Contact Information
Name
Mark Egbert
Agency Name
El Dorado Resource Conservation District
Job Title
District Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Andrew Michler
Agency Name
USFS - Eldorado National Forest
Job Title
District Ranger
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
El Dorado
Regions
Countywide
State Highways
US Hwy 50
Other Location Info
The Caldor Fire Restoration Project area is located in the Placerville, Pacific, and Amador Ranger Districts of the ENF. The legal description of the Project Area included in the Environmental Assessment.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code Section 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 under the (1) Caldor Max Extent Project NEPA EA & DN-FONSI, signed December 12, 2025. The NEPA record of project approval is available to the General Public at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/eldorado/projects and/or https://goo.gl/v3WCAe, and https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/home.
County Clerk
El Dorado
Attachments
Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]
Notice of Exemption
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