Sonoma Valley Wildlands Collaborative Fire Resiliency
Summary
SCH Number
2026091268
Public Agency
California State Coastal Conservancy
(SCC)
Document Title
Sonoma Valley Wildlands Collaborative Fire Resiliency
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/30/2026
Document Description
The Sonoma Valley Wildlands Collaborative project consists of implementing wildfire risk reduction, forest resilience, and restoration through vegetation management and prescribed burns on 357 acres on public parklands in Sonoma County. The Collaborative consists of Sonoma Land Trust, will carry out the project in collaboration with Sonoma County Regional Parks , and California Department of Parks and Recreation.
Contact Information
Name
Sara Haugen
Agency Name
State Coastal Conservancy
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Glen Ellen, Eldridge
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Multiple
Total Acres
357
Other Location Info
Sonoma Valley Regional Park: 13630 Sonoma Highway, Glen Ellen
Jack London State Historic Park: 2400 London Ranch Road, Glen Ellen
Former Sonoma Development Center, 15000 Arnold Drive, Eldridge
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
14 CCR Section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land); Section 15301 (Existing Facilities)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is categorically exempt under 14 California Code of Regulations Section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land), which exempts projects that involve minor alterations in the condition of vegetation without the removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees. This project is consistent with this exemption because it involves the maintenance of native plant growth.
The project is also exempt under Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), which exempts maintenance or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. This project is consistent with this exemption because it involves the maintenance and minor alteration of existing landscaping, native growth.