Garden Valley Fuels Reduction Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026061254
Public Agency
El Dorado County Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Garden Valley Fuels Reduction Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/29/2026
Document Description
The El Dorado County Fire Safe Council proposes hazardous fuels reduction treatments to remove or modify surface and ladder fuels and establish canopy separation within the dominant overstory through either mechanical, herbicide treatment, or prescribed fire treatments throughout the project area (up to approximately 2300 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
Tamara Johnson
Agency Name
El Dorado Fire Safe Council
Job Title
Grant Manager
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
Kelsey
Counties
El Dorado
Regions
Unincorporated
Other Location Info
The Project is located near Kelsey in central El Dorado County, California at an elevation of approximately 2200 feet MSL (Attachment 1). It is approximately 10 miles north of Placerville, CA and approximately 52 miles east of Sacramento, CA and can be accessed from U.S. Highway 193.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4; California Code of Regulations, title 14, Sec. 15304
Reasons for Exemption
Project involves minor alteration of vegetation, including fuel management activities to reduce the volume of flammable vegetation. The activities do not result in the taking of endangered, rare, or threatened plant or animal species or significant erosion and sedimentation of surface waters. According to the Department of Fish and game's Natural Diversity Database, there are no listed plants or animal species affected by the project. There will be no impact to historic or cultural resources due to lack of ground disturbance.
County Clerk
El Dorado
Attachments
Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]
Notice of Exemption
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