Tennant Fire Restoration Project

Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District (SVRCD) is working with California Association Resource Conservation Districts the Klamath National Forest Service to implement a fire restoration project. Treatments include fuel reduction and emergency hazard tree abatement/removal on approximately 41.5 acres on private and public property. Treatments will focus on the removal of dead trees surrounding the community and adjacent to structures. Treatments will include mechanical and hand removal of hazardous vegetation and trees. All standing dead and dying hardwoods and conifers will be removed except for trees that do not pose a hazard and show wildlife use value. Mechanical operations will include the use of a feller buncher and/or masticator and manual treatments will include chainsaws, cranes and piling and burning. Removal of hazardous trees and fuels reduction will have a direct benefit to the life and safety of residents and travelling motorists in the area. All the rest of the trees, and activity fuels will be put into machine burn piles or hand piles. There is no selling, bartering, or trading planned as a part of this project. The value of the fuel treatments, both in terms of reduced fire behavior/intensity and in terms of impacts will produce long-term benefits. Live trees that do not pose a threat to people or property will be retained. Pursuant to CEQA Section 21080(b)(3) and CEQA guidelines Section 15304, this project is exempt from CEQA as the project consists of minor alterations of vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees.