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Social and Ecological Resiliency Across the Landscape (SERAL)

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The Social and Ecological Resiliency Across the Landscape (SERAL) project is a federal initiative managed by Tuolumne County to implement fuel reduction and forest resilience restoration across approximately 118,000 acres of public and private lands within the Tuolumne and Stanislaus River Watersheds. The primary objective is to reduce accumulated fuels and shift vegetation structure to align with the natural range in variation, thereby increasing the landscape's resilience to high-severity fire, drought, disease, insects, and climate change. The project is categorized as exempt from environmental review under CEQA Section 15304 due to the minor nature of the land alterations and the lack of significant adverse impacts. Over a five-year period of performance, contractors will execute the project using a variety of methods, including mechanical thinning, mastication, hand work, chipping, prescribed fire, and biomass utilization, with reforestation conducted in specific areas as needed. Prior to implementation, contractors will survey private lands and conduct biological and cultural resource surveys to identify and flag sensitive areas, such as wetlands or streams, for avoidance. The project is coordinated by Caitlyn Henry and supported by an environmental coordinator and administrative staff, with performance centered in unincorporated Tuolumne County.

General Info

Tuolumne County leads federal effort to treat 118,000 acres with fuel reduction and reforestation over five years.

Agency

California → Tuolumne County

NAICS

115310 - Support Activities for ForestryView NAICS

Place of Performance

Sonora, CA, 95370

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

(1)

Notice of Exemption for SERAL Project Tuolumne County

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Timeline

PostedJul 20

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyCalifornia → Tuolumne County

Contacts1 person available

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Organization / Agency

California → Tuolumne County

Office AddressN/A

Contacts

Caitlyn HenrySenior Management Analyst Forest Health Project

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

The SERAL project is federal project addressing fuel reduction on public and private lands in Tuolumne County. The private lands within the approximately 118,000 acre project area will be surveyed prior to fuel reduction activities by contractors who will work to restore forest resilience and sequester greenhouse gases within the Tuolumne and Stanislaus River Watersheds. Contractors will execute the project by using mechanical thinning, mastication, hand work, chipping, prescribed fire, and biomass utilization processes, along with reforestation in certain areas as necessary. Contractors will work in distinct project areas with a specific scope of work that includes the best management practices for that area. Project areas will be treated simultaneously over a five-year period. Some treatment areas will be visible from public right of ways, however there are no designated scenic highways/roads within Tuolumne County. Biological and cultural resource surveys will be conducted prior to project implementation on each area and sensitive areas, such as streams or wetlands, will be flagged for avoidance by contractors completing the fuel reduction work. The purpose of the project is to reduce accumulated fuels and shift vegetation structure and composition in the forest to improve alignment with their natural range in variation (NVR). A forested landscape aligned with its NRV is more resilient to many potential disturbances, such as large-scale high severity fire, insects, disease, drought, and climate change.