Upper Butte Creek Forest Health Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026070148
Lead Agency
Butte County Resource Conservation District
(BCRCD)
Document Title
Upper Butte Creek Forest Health Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
8/24/2026
Document Description
To restore a natural range of variation in forest composition and structure, biodiversity, and meadow health, and to improve the area’s transportation network as well as its in-stream habitat, the project’s activities include:
• Manual and mechanical thinning
• Prescribed fire
• Post-wildfire reforestation including the use of herbicides for site preparation
• Meadow, riparian, and stream restoration to improve hydrological and aquatic function, including through process-based restoration
• Road route realignment
• Invasive plant management
• Establishment of strategic fuel breaks and maintenance of access routes to improve emergency response ingress and public egress capability
These treatments are designed to work interactively to restore fire-adapted ecosystem processes, protect critical watersheds, reduce the likelihood of high-severity wildfire burn, and increase the capacity of the landscape to recover from disturbance. Additionally, mechanical treatments include commercial logging and watershed and fuels reduction activities that will provide economic support to local businesses and communities.
Contact Information
Name
Wolfgang Rougle
Agency Name
Butte County Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Planning and Watershed Program Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Butte, Plumas, Tehama
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Humboldt and Jonesville Tie roads
Zip
95942
Total Acres
19,826
State Highways
32
Waterways
Butte Creek
Other Location Info
Butte, Plumas and Tehama Counties (parts)
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Butte County Resource Conservation District
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Butte
Final Environmental Document Available at
641 Entler Ave, Ste 47, Chico, CA 95928
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
No
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
No
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
Attachments
Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]
Notice of Determination
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