Bureau of Land Management, Arcata Field Office, “Larabee Valley Forest Health & Resiliency Project” - Tree Planting
Summary
SCH Number
2026070097
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Bureau of Land Management, Arcata Field Office, “Larabee Valley Forest Health & Resiliency Project” - Tree Planting
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/2/2026
Document Description
CAL FIRE would provide funding to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to implement restoration treatments following ground disturbing activities and biomass sales under the 2023 Butte Creek and Larabee Buttes Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Fire Resiliency CE (DOI-BLM-CA-N030-2023-0011-CX) on up to 885 acres of BLM lands south of Larabee Valley. Manual treatment activities include seeding, seedling/plug planting, and post-planting maintenance activities, such as browse protection, mulching, and shading. Species would be chosen based on project sites, with special consideration to promoting minor species and ecosystem types, while also considering climatic shifts in species distribution. These treatments are expected to promote habitat restoration, ecosystem resilience, and establishment of desirable species.
Contact Information
Name
Shannon Johnson
Agency Name
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
Job Title
Staff Chief
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Marissa Vossmer
Agency Name
Bureau of Land Management
Job Title
Forester
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Humboldt
Regions
Northern California
Total Acres
885
Other Location Info
Butte Creek and Larabee Buttes parcels of the BLM Arcata Field Office, located south of Highway 36 and Larabee Valley
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
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 National Environmental Policy Act (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 NEPA Butte & Larabee Planting Categorical Exclusion (DOI-BLM-CA-N030-2026-0009-CE), signed June 16, 2026.
The NEPA record of project approval is available to the General Public at:
https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=20BA7F33-B169-F111-A824-001DD8029ED0
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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