The Watershed Research Training Center, “Southern Trinity Fire Resiliency Project” – USFS Pilot
Summary
SCH Number
2026091253
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
The Watershed Research Training Center, “Southern Trinity Fire Resiliency Project” – USFS Pilot
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/29/2026
Document Description
CAL FIRE is providing funding to The Watershed Research Training Center to implement treatments that include manual thinning, burning, and roadside chipping which are intended to reduce wildfire hazards along two strategically selected National Forest System Roads and the plantations found adjacent to these roads in Humboldt County. These activities will improve forest health, protect late successional forest, and help develop safe ingress and egress routes for residents, members of the public, and firefighters during a wildfire event.
Contact Information
Name
Shannon Johnson
Agency Name
California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
Job Title
Staff Chief
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Randi Paris
Agency Name
The Watershed Research Training Center
Job Title
Forestry and Fuels Program Manager
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
Hayfork
Counties
Trinity
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
South Fork Management Unit, Humboldt Meridian: T2N, R7E, Sec. 1-5, 9-12, 14-16, 22-26, and 36; T2N, R8E, Sec. 7, 8, 17, 18, 20, 21, 28, 30-33; T3N, R7E, Sec. 32-35. Mount Diablo Meridian: T31N, R12W, Sec. 18-21, and 28-30.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code Section 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 Trinity County Collaborative – Roads and Plantations Pilot Project NEPA Final EA (March 2022) and DN-FONSI, signed May 18, 2022. NEPA coverage for this project is 4,000 acres, with initial treatments at 100 acres.
The NEPA record of project approval is available to the General Public at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/shastatrinity/projects/46043
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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