North Bay Forest Improvement Program - Lundborg

The project is located in the Mill Creek watershed near Healdsburg, California, across multiple parcels off Palmer Creek Road, with slope conditions ranging from moderate to extreme and a southeast-facing aspect. The forested area consists of a mixed hardwood-conifer composition including Douglas-fir, California bay laurel, coast live oak, and madrone, with an understory dominated by invasive French broom and scattered snags. The work involves heavy cutting and hand treatments to reduce dense vegetative and woody biomass, eliminate ladder fuels, and create space for regeneration. Following vegetation removal, site preparation will clear competing plants and slash to prepare for reforestation, with approximately 200 coast redwood seedlings planted per acre to restore canopy cover lost during the Walbridge Fire. Strict environmental buffers are mandated: 50 feet from Class II watercourses and 75 feet from Class I watercourses, with an additional 25-foot buffer on slopes exceeding 50% grade. Operations near watercourses require clearance from a Registered Professional Forester or qualified biologist to confirm the absence of federally or state-listed endangered species. The project relies on a CEQA Class 15304 categorical exemption for minor land alterations, supported by a certified exemption finding, a filed Notice of Exemption, and a CDFW No Effect Determination. Administrative oversight is managed by the Sonoma Resource Conservation District, with Jason Wells, RPF #3014, serving as the technical lead. The project applicant is Steve Lundborg, who is responsible for execution, while compliance, inspection, and acceptance occur on-site. Funding is tracked through local receipts and payments made directly to the County Clerk via cash, check, or credit, with no formal federal accounting codes, invoicing systems, or standardized procurement structure present. No contract value, line items, or federal contracting clauses are defined, as the activity is framed as a locally administered environmental restoration effort under state regulatory frameworks rather than a federal procurement action.