North Bay Forest Improvement Program - Mill Bend Preserve
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026100174
Public Agency
Mendocino County Resource Conservation District
Document Title
North Bay Forest Improvement Program - Mill Bend Preserve
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/7/2026
Document Description
Approximately 24.3 acres are to be treated at Mill Bend Preserve. Treatments will include thinning small-diameter trees and competing vegetation, pruning lower limbs, brush management, and treatment of resulting slash through pile burning and chipping/mastication. The project is intended to reduce hazardous fuels and ladder fuels, improve forest health and stand resilience, and promote desirable native vegetation while retaining healthy overstory trees. Treatments will follow project-specific best management practices for protection of watercourses, wildlife, and other sensitive resources. Treatments were developed using recommendations from a Forest Management Plan prepared by a Registered Professional Forester.
Contact Information
Name
Ned Formaker
Agency Name
Mendocino County Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Forestry Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Email
Name
Sophia Pisciotta
Agency Name
Redwood Coast Land Conservancy
Job Title
Stewardship Director
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Gualala
Counties
Mendocino
Regions
Northern California
Parcel #
145-290-080, 145-290-050, 145-261-080, 122-020-004
Township
T11N
Range
R15W
Section
27, 34
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
§15304 Minor Alterations to Land
Reasons for Exemption
This project qualifies for a Categorical Exemption under CEQA Guidelines Section §15304 Minor Alterations to Land. The exemption applies to fuel management activities including pruning, thinning, and brush management that result in minor alterations to vegetation and do not involve the removal of healthy, mature, or scenic trees. Project activities will not result in a substantial alteration of the current function of the land. Project-specific review identified sensitive resources in the vicinity, and applicable avoidance measures and best management practices will be implemented to protect watercourses, wildlife, and other sensitive resources.
County Clerk
Mendocino
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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