Douds Fuels Reduction Project – DAVIES Unit; USFS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT 23-CA-11051600-014

The Douds Fuels Reduction-Davies Unit Project ("Project'') is approximately 3 miles east of Avery and in Calaveras County, CA. It will maintain a critical portion of the Highway 4 Wildfire Defense System which runs from Vallecito on the west to Camp Connell on the east. This project will treat flammable fuels with herbicides on approximately I 63 acres on the rim of the North Fork Stanislaus River Canyon on the land oflna Davies Properties, LLC, POB 102, Avery CA 95224 c/o Mary Fowler. The elevation range is between 3,200 and 3,800 feet. Reducing fuels in the project area will provide protection to the Highway 4 communities from fires emanating from the North Fork Stanislaus River Canyon (historical fire patterns). The project area is located within the Cal Water Hydrologic Unit 18040010; Stanislaus River. Situated on the rim of the North Fork Stanislaus River, the project is integral to the Highway 4 Strategic Wildfire Defense System. The project area proposes to apply herbicide on approximately 163 acres of private land to maintain the Last Chance Fuel break. The site includes a mixture of Sierran hardwood and conifer species. The fuels reduction treatment will occur as follows: • Herbicide will not be applied inside the Watercourse and Lake Protection Zone; • All herbicide applications will follow California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and label directions; • Herbicide will be applied by manual (hand) methods, prescribed by a licensed Pest Control Advisor.