Wrights Lake Forest Health and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026060791
Public Agency
El Dorado County Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Wrights Lake Forest Health and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/17/2026
Document Description
The USFS proposes hazardous fuels reduction treatments to remove or modify surface and ladder fuels and establish canopy separation within the dominant overstory through either mechanical or prescribed fire treatments throughout the project area (up to approximately 1,731 acres). Additional maintenance treatments to maintain reduced surface fuel loading and canopy separation may occur throughout the life of the project and would also comprise of mechanical and/or prescribed fire treatments. Treatments are intended to increase resilience to wildfires by creating and maintaining an area where wildfire behavior is substantially modified, reducing the risk of high severity wildfire and the resulting tree mortality and loss of assets within developed areas. The proposed action focuses on areas with high fuel load conditions outside the already existing special use authorities within the project area.
Contact Information
Name
Mark Egbert
Agency Name
Georgetown Divide Resource Conservation District
Job Title
District Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Colleen Sloan
Agency Name
USFS - Eldorado National Forest
Job Title
USFS North Zone NEPA Planner
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
El Dorado
Regions
Unincorporated
Other Location Info
The greater Wrights Lake area lies in the Sierra Nevada mountains, west of the Sierra Crest and Lake Tahoe on the Eldorado National Forest. The area lies about 2-3 miles north of the South Fork American River, a dominate terrain feature in the area.
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) Georgetown Resource Conservation District Fuels Reduction Project NEPA EA & DN-FONSI, signed October 3, 2024. NEPA coverage for this project is 1731 acres. 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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