2026-2027 Truckee Tahoe Airport District (TTAD) Forest Fuels Reduction
Summary
SCH Number
2026061143
Public Agency
Northstar Community Services District
Document Title
2026-2027 Truckee Tahoe Airport District (TTAD) Forest Fuels Reduction
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/25/2026
Document Description
The proposed project is an approximately 18-month forest fuels reduction effort expected to begin as early as July 1, 2026 (weather dependent), with a contract end date of January 31, 2028. Funding for the project is provided through the Tahoe Truckee Airport District (TTAD) Wildfire Mitigation Grant Program.
The project will implement a combination of forest fuels reduction treatments designed to reduce hazardous fuel loading and wildfire risk across a landscape scale. Treatments will set up a strategic buffer beyond the immediate defensible space zone to protect residential and commercial structures, critical infrastructure, and natural resources within the Northstar Community Services District (NCSD) Wildfire Prevention Zone (WPZ). Project priorities are informed by the 2022 Northstar Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP).
The project encompasses approximately 181 acres of privately owned forested open space/common-area lands found within two treatment areas inside the WPZ boundary.
Contact Information
Name
Joe Barron
Agency Name
Northstar Community Services District
Job Title
Forester
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Truckee
Counties
Placer
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Northstar Drive and Highway 267
Zip
96161
Total Acres
181
Airports
Tahoe Truckee Airport District
Other Location Info
Project work will occur within the Northstar Wildfire Prevention Zone (WPZ), found in Sections 28, 29, and 32, Township 17 North, Range 17 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian (MDB&M), Placer County, California.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
14CCR§15304 - Minor Alteration to Land
Reasons for Exemption
The project’s main emphasis is to reduce the abundance of fuels within the
Districts Wildfire Prevention Zone (WPZ). This project is designed to mitigate the effects of a wildfire occurring within or outside the Northstar Community Services District Boundary which is chosen by CAL FIRE as existing within a Very High Fire Severity Area.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
14CCR§15307 - Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources
Reasons for Exemption
This project will help prevent wildfires from occurring and to protect the cultural resources that exist within and outside the boundaries of the Northstar Community Services District and as a part of the Martis Valley Complex.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
14CCR§ 1038(b))
Reasons for Exemption
This Exemption allows for the removal of dead, diseased, dying and pest infected, green trees and biomass which is identified as a wildfire/forest health issue.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
14CCR§ 1038(c)(6))
Reasons for Exemption
This Exemption allows for the removal of dead, diseased, dying and pest infected, green trees and biomass which is identified as a wildfire/forest health issue.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
14CCR§ 1038(d))
Reasons for Exemption
This Exemption allows for the removal of dead, diseased, dying and pest infected, green trees and biomass which is identified as a wildfire/forest health issue.
County Clerk
Placer
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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