East Bay Regional Park District Wildfire Resilience Project - Treatment Prioritization Framework
Summary
SCH Number
2026090931
Public Agency
California State Coastal Conservancy
(SCC)
Document Title
East Bay Regional Park District Wildfire Resilience Project - Treatment Prioritization Framework
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/22/2026
Document Description
Notice of exemption for Coastal Conservancy approval of grant funding for the East Bay Regional Park District to develop a wildfire treatment prioritization framework and related management tools for all of grantee’s lands and conducting a workshop on prioritization planning for other local public entities and nonprofit organizations.
Contact Information
Name
Kostoula Vallianos
Agency Name
State Coastal Conservancy
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Alameda, Contra Costa
Regions
Northern California
Other Information
East Bay Regional Park District headquarters
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Title 14 of the CCR, Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is statutorily exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies), which exempts planning and feasibility studies for possible future actions that have not been approved, adopted, or funded and that consider environmental factors. The project is consistent with this section because it includes compiling data and mapping out potential treatment areas for possible future actions that have not been approved, adopted, or funded and it will consider environmental factors.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Title 14 of the CCR, Section 15306 (Information Collection)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is also categorically exempt from review under CEQA, pursuant to Title 14 of the CCR, Section 15306 (Information Collection), which exempts basic data collection, research, and resource evaluation activities that do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. The project is consistent with this section because it includes gathering and organizing information, and it will not result in disturbance to environmental resources.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Title 14 of the CCR, Section 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is also exempt from review under the CEQA, pursuant to Title 14 of the CCR, Section 15061(b)(3), which exempts projects that can be seen with certainty as having no possibility of having a significant effect on the environment. The project includes conducting a virtual workshop on the information gathered and mapping developed. Thus, the project can be seen with certainty as having no possibility of having a significant effect on the environment.