Klotz Cemetery Project

The Klotz Cemetery Project, managed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), focuses on the maintenance and protection of a local cemetery located within the Noble Demonstration State Forest in Shasta County. The scope of work involves minor vegetation removal of sapling to pole-sized trees and shrubs using hand crews and masticator or chipper equipment. These activities include clearing minor vinca within the cemetery and establishing a 15 to 20-foot buffer zone outside the cemetery fence. Resulting wood chips will be utilized for internal cemetery paths or spread across the ground outside the site. A critical component of the project is a ground penetrating radar survey covering less than one acre to identify unmarked graves both inside and outside the cemetery boundaries. To ensure the protection of historical resources, a CAL FIRE archaeologist must be present during all project activities. The project is categorized as a forecast under NAICS code 561730 and is operating under several categorical exemptions, including those for existing facilities, minor land alterations, information collection, and historical resource restoration. Operations are permitted any time after the acceptance of the exemption, provided that soil conditions are not saturated.