Cohasset Forest Resilience Project – SNC 1378

The Sierra Nevada Conservancy is amending its existing grant agreement with the Butte County Fire Safe Council to expand forest resilience treatments in Butte County, California, following extensive damage from the Park Fire. The project, identified as the Cohasset Forest Resilience Project (SNC 1378.1), is located approximately 17 miles from Chico, near Campbellville, Richardson Springs, and Forest Ranch, and aims to restore ecosystem health by reducing hazardous fuel loads and preventing post-fire ecological degradation. The amended scope includes mechanical treatments such as pile burning, directional felling, bucking, lop and scatter, and decking logs, along with targeted herbicide application to suppress invasive species re-sprouting and mitigate erosion risks. The project is categorized as exempt from full environmental review under CEQA Section 15304, Class 4, due to its minor alterations to land, and compliance with state environmental regulations is implied throughout implementation. The grantee is responsible for executing all work on-site, with oversight and final acceptance resting with the Sierra Nevada Conservancy as the lead agency. No contract value, pricing details, or federal acquisition regulation clauses are specified, as this instrument functions as a grant amendment rather than a traditional procurement contract. Payment processes, accounting identifiers, and formal contract administration roles such as COR or COTR are not defined, though contact information for the Conservancy’s General Counsel and the grantee’s Executive Director is provided for coordination. The amendment responds to urgent recovery needs, with no defined performance period or delivery schedule, and submission of required environmental documentation is a condition of the agreement.