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Butte County Federal/State Land Use Coordinating Committee
June 6, 2022 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM This agenda is also posted online at
http://www.buttecounty.net/dds/Meetings/Public-Access-Lands/ at least 3 days prior to the meeting.
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Coordinating Committee Meeting Agenda 11:00 AM
Invited guests: Dr. Richard Sealana and Pam Bates (Shasta County Fire Safe Council); Calli-Jane West, Jim
Houtman and Taylor Nilsson (Butte County Fire Safe Council); Brenda Rightmyer (Yankee Hill Fire Safe Council);
Wolfy Rougle (BCRCD); Chief Garret Sjolund (Butte County Fire); Brian Ring (BC Asst. CAO); Joshua Jimerfield
(BC Emergency Services Officer); Katie Simmons (Deputy CAO); Danielle Nuzum (Deputy CAO); David Brillenz
(PNF District Ranger); Bill Miller (LNF Fire Officer); Holly Jorgensen (Sacramento River Watershed Program);
Kamie Loeser (BC Water & Resource Conservation), Rose Tryon (Town of Paradise Council Member), Eli
Goodsell (CSUC); Rebekah Casey (CSUC); Hayley Stone (CSUC); Amye Osti (34 North); Kimberly Romero
(BCRCD Forester); Aaron Wright and Ryan Martin (State Parks); Sherisse Allen (BC Program Development
Manager); Ricky Satomi (UCCE Forestry); John Merz (Chico Development and Wildfire Safety); Shellie Roy-
Harper
Self-Introductions: Josh Pack or designee Susie Akins, Paula Daneluk, Kamie Loeser, Peggy Moak (committee
members)
1) Resolution providing for remote teleconference meeting for the period of June 6, 2022 through July 5,
2022. On September 16, 2021, Governor Newsom signed AB 361 to amend the Brown Act to allow
legislative bodies to meet via teleconference during a proclaimed state of emergency in accordance with
procedures established by AB 361 rather than under the Brown Act's more narrow standard rules. If the
BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL STATE LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE desires to continue to have the
ability to meet remotely via teleconference without meeting the more narrow standard Brown Act rules,
the BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL STATE LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE is required to adopt a
resolution making the findings required by AB 361. Adoption of a new resolution is required as each 30 day
period elapses. (see Staff Report, attached) – 1 Min.
ACTION REQUESTED: Adopt the Resolution and Authorize Committee Member to sign
2) Review and approve Minutes of May 2, 2022 – 1 Min.
3) Consider submission of a letter of support for the Plumas National Forest’s proposed Community
Protection Project (draft letter attached). Comments are due by June 8. – 5 Min.
ACTION REQUESTED: Authorize Committee issuance of a letter of support as drafted
4) PUBLIC COMMENT: (THE COMMITTEE IS PROHIBITED BY STATE LAW FROM TAKING ACTION ON ANY ITEM
PRESENTED IF IT IS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA.)
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5) Butte County Wildfire Safety TASK FORCE Agenda 11:05 AM – 12:00 PM:
5.01 Calli-Jane West: June 11 Grazing Festival (see flyer) and Collaborative update. 5 Min.
5.02 Dr. Richard Sealana, CEO and President of the Shasta County Fire Safe Council, and Pam Bates, Executive Officer:
Discussion of the California Wildfire Mitigation Program demonstration project for Home Hardening. 20 min.
5.03 Brenda Rightmyer: Yankee Hill Fire Safe Council Grant Project Updates – 10 Min.
5.04 Josh Pack: Recent approved Grants, WUI Greenwaste Flyer with upcoming dates - 5 Min.
5.05 Butte County Is included on the Fire Risk Reduction Communities List (FRRCL), recently initiated by the Board of
Forestry and reviewed by this Wildfire Safety Task Force at prior meetings. Butte County Fire’s Chris Boyd timely and
successfully submitted the application and supporting documents. The FRRCL (attached) is to be approved at the June 8,
2022 meeting of the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. INFORMATION ONLY
5.06 Standing Agenda: Butte County Fire Safe Council Wildfire and Collaborative
Wildfire & Forest Health “Name TBD” Collaborative
Meeting Standing Agenda Structure – Draft
Role of the Collaborative:
To guide, provide input, and assist in creating Wildfire Safety, Economic Benefit, Recreation and Forest Health
on a County wide scale using a variety of tactics.
Goal:
To foster a partnership between the Firesafe Council, Butte County, USFS, CalFire, and other partners,
collaborating and planning projects related to Fuels Reduction/Fuels Treatments,etc.
Action Items:
Task 1 – Charter for Collaborative
Task 2 - Metrics tracking system in place- review the google doc and edit as needed, comment etc.
Task 3 – Key coordinator to gather data from partner (identifying the key contacts)
Task 4 – Overview of Active Projects (featured partner)
Task 5 – Reporting with the below structure – June meeting
Presentations for current month:
Evacuation Planning
CWPP updates CAL FIRE
Next Meeting Preparation:
History of Fuels Reduction in Butte County
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Meeting Structure*County Wide Map Utilized for Reports and Dashboards
A. Committee Report Out – Bimonthly
B. Dashboard Update – Quarterly from Partners
C. Dashboard Update Forested Watersheds Plan & WUI Action Plan – Monthly
D. Overall Goals Per WUI and Federal Lands - Funding Needs Update
E. Upcoming Events & Resources Available
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A.1 Wildfire Task Force & Inter Tribal Committees:
March/May/July/September/November/January
Defensible Space Evacuation Safety Roads
Grazing Youth Education
Fuels Reduction Prescribed Fire
GIS Mapping/Planning Group
A.2 Tribal Report
Habitat and Restoration & Economic Development Committees:
April/June/August/October/December/February
Climate Change Forest Health
NEPA/CEQA
Land use Forest Agricultural Products
Recreation
B. Dashboard Update to Measure Success– Every three months from Partners – Presentations Rotate on a Cycle
All partners on the Action plan tracking sheet
Ex: DWR, USFS, Public Works
C. Dashboard Update WUI Action Plan – Monthly
BCFSC – see separate Sheet
Wildland Urban Interface Areas
1. Recovery 2. Protection
Paradise Cohasset
Magalia Clipper Mills
Concow Forest Ranch
Yankee Hill Butte Meadows/Jonesville
Berry Creek Forbestown
Feather Falls Kelly Ridge
Bangor
Butte Creek Canyon
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C. Dashboard Update Forested Watersheds Plan – Monthly
Butte County RCD – See Separate Sheet
D. Overall Goals Per WUI and Federal Lands - Funding Needs Update
Funding Secured:
• CCI Forest Health Grant - Forest Health and Upper Watershed Resilience, Butte County - Active
• Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Funding (LSR) - Active
• California Fire Safe Council – Defensible Space Grant – Active
• California Fire Safe Council – County Coordinator Grant - Active
Funding Needs:
• Chipper
• County Wide CEQA for roads, d-space and other areas
• County wide GIS position
• Biomass processing – Funding
• Feather Falls
E. Upcoming Events & Resources Available
Events See Separate Attachment
Resources Available:
• Grazing Management Plan for the Ridge!
• Paradise Forest Management Plan
• Paradise Grazing Management Plan
• Cohasset Forest Management Plan
• Big Chico Creek Forest Management Plan
• Forest Health Handbook
Updates from Wildfire Safety Task Force Partners:
For Partner Use: Wolfy at BCRCD has created a Google docs link so everyone has access to the most current
information for viewing or editing. See Next Page!
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wolfy@bcrcd.org shared a spreadsheet
wolfy@bcrcd.org added you as an editor. Verify your email to securely make edits to this
spreadsheet. You will need to verify your email every 7 days. Learn more.
Great talking to you today. You can update WUI Action Plan metrics here. (You can also invite
new people to edit the sheet.)
WUI Action Plan Accomplishments YTD Tracking Table.xlsx
Open
Use is subject to the Google Privacy Policy
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BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL/STATE LAND USE COORDINATING
COMMITTEE
7 COUNTY CENTER DRIVE
OROVILLE, CA 95965
Resolution No. CC2022-4
RESOLUTION OF THE BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL/STATE LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE AUTHORIZING REMOTE
TELECONFERENCE MEETINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF THE BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL/STATE LAND USE
COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR THE PERIOD OF JUNE 6, 2022 THROUGH JULY 5, 2022, PURSUANT TO THE RALPH M.
BROWN ACT
WHEREAS, all meetings of the BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL/STATE LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE and its
legislative bodies are open and public, as required by the Ralph M. Brown Act (Cal. Gov’t Code section 54950 et seq.), so
that any member of the public may attend, participate and view the legislative bodies conduct their business; and
WHEREAS, the Brown Act, Government Code section 54953(e), makes provisions for remote teleconferencing
participation in meetings by members of a legislative body, without compliance with the requirements of Government
Code section 54953(b)(3), subject to the existence of certain conditions and requirements; and
WHEREAS, Government Code section 54953(e) requirements include but are not limited to (1) the existence of a
state of emergency declared by the Governor pursuant to Government Code section 8625 and (2) State or local officials
have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a Proclamation of State of Emergency in response
to the COVID-19 pandemic and as of the date of this Resolution, the proclaimed state of emergency remains in effect; and
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-29-20, which suspended and modified
the teleconferencing requirements under the Brown Act (California Government Code Section 54950 et seq.) to allow local
legislative bodies to hold public meetings via teleconference; and
WHEREAS, on June 11, 2021, the Governor issued Executive Order N-08-21, which extended the provisions of N-
29-20 concerning the conduct of public meetings through September 30, 2021, and the Governor subsequently signed
legislation revising Brown Act requirements for teleconferenced public meetings (Assembly Bill 361, referred to
hereinafter as “AB 361”); and
WHEREAS, to preserve public health and safety, the State Public Health Officer has issued various orders and
guidance regarding COVID-19 prevention measures, which include references and a statement of support for social
distancing recommendations (see Guidance for Use of Face Coverings (updated July 28, 2021) and COVID-19 Public Health
Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People (dated August 24, 2021)); and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Industrial Relations has issued COVID-19 Prevention regulations in Title
8 of the California Code of Regulations (Section 3205 et seq.) which requires employers to (1) have a written COVID-19
prevention program including employee training that promotes physical distancing as an infection prevention measure
and (2) consider implementing physical distancing where feasible as a response to COVID-19 outbreaks; and
WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, the BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL/STATE LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE
finds that (1) the Governor’s Proclaimed State of Emergency as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is currently in effect
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and has not been terminated and (2) State officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing;
and
WHEREAS, the BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL/STATE LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE has considered the
circumstances of the state of emergency, including all information related to this matter, the associated staff report and
other information relating to COVID-19 provided at prior public meetings of the BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL/STATE LAND
USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE ; and
WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL/STATE LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE
desires to continue to have the flexibility to meet via tele/video conference and the BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL/STATE
LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE finds that it and its legislative bodies shall be permitted to conduct their meetings
by teleconferencing without compliance with Government Code section 54953(b)(3) pursuant to section 54953(e), and
such legislative bodies shall comply with the requirements to provide the public with access to the meetings as prescribed
by section 54953(e)(2).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, FOUND AND ORDERED by the BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL/STATE LAND USE
COORDINATING COMMITTEE as follows:
1. The facts set forth in the above recitals are true and correct and incorporated into this resolution by
reference;
2. As a result of the continuing COVID-19 state of emergency declared by Governor Newsom, State officials
continue to impose or recommend measures to promote social distancing based on the State Public Health Officer’s
guidance and recommendations supporting social distancing and the Department of Industrial Relations’ issuance of
COVID-19 Prevention regulations through Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, section 3205 et seq. promoting
social distancing in the workplace.
3. Under the present circumstances, the BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL/STATE LAND USE COORDINATING
COMMITTEE and any of its legislative bodies are hereby authorized and directed to take all actions necessary to carry out
the intent and purpose of this Resolution including conducting open and public meetings in accordance with Government
Code section 54953(e) and other applicable provisions of the Brown Act.
4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and shall be effective until the earlier of
(i) July 5, 2022 or (ii) such time the BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL/STATE LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE adopts a
subsequent resolution in accordance with Government Code section 54953(e)(3) to extend the time during which its
legislative bodies may continue to teleconference without compliance with Section 54953(b)(3).
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL/STATE LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE this 6th
day of June, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
By: ____________________________________
Peggy Moak, Member (CAO Designee)
BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL/STATE LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE
ATTEST:
By: _____________________________
Josh Pack, Member and Director of Butte County Public Works
BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL/STATE LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE
MEMORANDUM
DATE: June 6, 2022
TO: BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL STATE LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE
FROM: Peggy Moak
RE: AB 361 – Authorization to Utilize Alternative Standards for Teleconferencing Public Meetings pursuant
to the Ralph M. Brown Act
On September 16, 2021, Governor Newsom signed AB 361 to amend the Brown Act to allow legislative bodies to
meet via teleconference during a proclaimed state of emergency in accordance with procedures established by
AB 361 rather than under the Brown Act's more narrow standard rules. If the BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL STATE
LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE desires to continue to have the ability to meet remotely via
teleconference without meeting the more narrow standard Brown Act rules, the BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL STATE
LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE is required to adopt a resolution making the findings required by AB
361.
The BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL STATE LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE may meet using the alternative
rules of AB 361 if there is a current state of emergency declared by the Governor pursuant to California
Government Code section 8625 and either (1) state or local officials have imposed or recommended measures
to promote social distancing or (2) the BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL STATE LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE
has met or is meeting to decide by a majority vote that meeting in person presents imminent risks to the health
or safety of attendees. On March 4, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a Proclamation of State of
Emergency, which remains in effect today. Additionally, the State Public Health Officer has issued guidance
regarding COVID-19 prevention measures, which includes a statement of support for social distancing
recommendations. The California Department of Industrial Relations has issued COVID-19 prevention
regulations found at 8 C.C.R. §3205 et seq., which recommends social distancing as a measure to decrease the
spread of COVID-19.
Based on the existing state of emergency and state officials’ recommendations to socially distance, the BUTTE
COUNTY FEDERAL STATE LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE has the ability to continue to meet remotely
should it so choose. The new law also requires the BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL STATE LAND USE COORDINATING
COMMITTEE to reconsider the determination no later than 30 days after the first teleconference meeting held
pursuant to AB 361 and every 30 days thereafter. Adoption of the proposed resolution, attached hereto will
enable the BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL STATE LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE and Brown Act legislative
bodies to meet via teleconference pursuant to AB 361 and to reconsider the determination for subsequent
meetings. Subsidiary legislative bodies will also approve their own resolution to meet via teleconference and to
reconsider the determination for subsequent meetings. The resolution does not require the BUTTE COUNTY
FEDERAL STATE LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE to hold meetings via teleconference.
BUTTE COUNTY FEDERAL/STATE LAND USE
COORDINATING COMMITTEE
7 COUNTY CENTER DRIVE
OROVILLE, CA 95965
June 6, 2022
Kristin Winford, Project Manager
Plumas National Forest
159 Lawrence Street
Quincy, CA 95971
Comments-pacificsouthwest-plumas@usda.gov
RE: Community Protection Projects
The Butte County Federal/State Land Use Coordinating Committee (Committee) is writing to
support Community Protection Projects (Projects). The Committee is charged with advising the
Board of Supervisors on current public lands management issues, and functions under the
Brown Act for public meetings.
A discussion on the Project has been provided at the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) meeting
in May, which was helpful to explain the parameters of the Projects, and also provided a
platform for public input. The Committees have also had an opportunity to review the letter
from Forest Supervisor Chris Carlton, and finds that the Projects’ purpose to urgently address
communities’ protection in and around forested areas is meaningful, and substantiated by the
extreme fire behavior experienced in the past several years.
It is our understanding that the Plumas National Forest (PNF) has incorporated stakeholder
input in the design of the proposed action, which is designed to reduce risk of wildfire impacts
to communities and critical infrastructure, improve ingress and egress to communities, and
reduce the potential for extreme fire behavior in the wildland urban interface (WUI), through
an all-lands approach to fire and fuels management.
We believe the goals identified for the Protect Projects, as provided by the Forest Supervisor,
are well-rounded and thoughtful (listed below):
• Reduce risk of wildfire impacts to communities identified as being at the greatest risk,
including their critical infrastructure• Improve road systems for community egress and first responder access
• Reduce the potential for extreme fire behavior in the wildland urban interface by
appropriate fuels reduction
• Foster an all-lands (public and private ownerships) approach to fire and fuels
management
In closing, the Committee believes the Community Protection Projects is worthwhile and
supports its implementation. The proposed action should reduce risk of wildfire impacts on
communities and critical infrastructure through fuels reduction treatments and infrastructure
improvements to sustain long-term protection for communities from wildfire. The Committee
recommends urgent implementation of the Protect Projects.
Thanks for providing an opportunity to comment.
Sincerely,
cc: Butte County Board of Supervisors
Butte County Forest Advisory Committee
Butte County Wildfire Safety Task Force
David Brillenz, PNF Feather River Ranger District
Clay Davis, PNF Feather River Ranger DistrictLogo Department Name Agency Organization Organization Address Information
United States Forest Pacific Southwest Region 159 Lawrence Street
Department of Service Plumas National Forest Quincy, CA 95971
Agriculture 530-283-2050
TDD: 530-534-7984
Fax: 530-283-7746
File Code: 1950
Date: May 4, 2022
Dear Interested Party:
I would like to introduce you to a project(s) that is proposed for planning this year and for
implementation in 2023.
The Plumas National Forest is beginning the environmental analysis process for the proposed
Community Protection Project (referred to as the Protect Project hereafter). This project proposes
activities across the Plumas National Forest designed to reduce risk of wildfire impacts to
communities and critical infrastructure, improve ingress and egress to communities, and reduce
the potential for extreme fire behavior in the wildland urban interface (WUI), through an all-
lands approach to fire and fuels management. In order to address the increased risk to
communities posed by recent and projected extreme fire behavior, a Forest Plan Amendment
may be included as part of this project.
Scoping is the first formal step in public participation. We need your help to make sure we
analyze the issues and effects that are of concern to you. Please review the enclosed information
and send us comments that will help us to develop our analysis.
The project record can be found online at: https://www.fs.fed.us/sopa/forest-level.php?110511
Your comments should be electronically mailed to comments-pacificsouthwest-
plumas@usda.gov. Please indicate the name “Protect Project” on the subject line of your email.
If you are commenting on a specific community, please add the community's name. Comments
submitted electronically must be in rich text format (.rtf), plain text format (.txt.), portable
document format(.pdf), or Word (.docx). Comments may be mailed, delivered, or faxed to the
Plumas National Forest, Attn: Kristin Winford, 159 Lawrence Street, Quincy, CA 95971
(Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.to 4:30 p.m., FAX (530) 283-7746).
Due to the critical and time-sensitive nature of the proposed action, the Forest may elect to seek
an Emergency Situation Determination (ESD), alternative arrangements (36 CFR 220.4(b)(2)),
or use other emergency authorities to expedite implementation of all or portions of these
projects. While we recognize that expediting implementation reduces one last opportunity for
formal public involvement prior to a final decision, we are also aware of the urgency to
implement some or all of these actions. That is why the agency has decided to promote robust
public involvement at the beginning of this planning process and environmental analysis.
Caring for the Land and Serving People Printed on Recycled Paper2 For additional information regarding this project, please contact Kristin Winford, Project Manager at the Plumas National Forest, 159 Lawrence Street, Quincy, CA; (530) 927-9853; kristin.winford@usda.gov. Thank you for your continued interest in land management on the Plumas National Forest. Sincerely, CHRISTOPHER CARLTON Forest Supervisor
Notice of Proposed Action
Opportunity to Provide Scoping Comments
Community Protection (Protect) Projects
Plumas National Forest
Plumas County, California
Comments Welcome
The Plumas National Forest appreciates the comments received during the early
development of this project. The Forest has used that information to design this proposed
action, which targets fuels treatments that mitigate the risk to communities and critical
infrastructure from wildfire. To accomplish this urgent community protection need, the
proposed action is narrowly focused to reduce risk of wildfire impacts to communities
and critical infrastructure, improve ingress and egress to communities, and reduce the
potential for extreme fire behavior in the wildland urban interface (WUI), through an all-
lands approach to fire and fuels management. The public is encouraged to take part in the
environmental analysis process for the Protect Project by submitting written or oral
comments. There will also be opportunities to work with the Forest Service and our
partners during collaborative outreach.
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) guides the Forest Service
decision-making process and provides opportunities for interested parties to give their
input towards specific proposed projects by the federal government and submit their ideas
about resource management. This input is important in helping the Forest Service identify
potential issues and resource needs which will shape the alternatives that are evaluated
and lead to the formation of a decision. This proposed action falls under the provisions of
the Plumas National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (PNF LRMP) (USDA
1988) as amended by the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment (SNFPA) Final
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) and Record of Decision (ROD)
(USDA 2004a, 2004b). This project is being planned under authorization of the Pre-
decisional Administrative Review Process procedures for National Forest System
projects and activities (36 CFR §218).Protect Project
Plumas National Forest
Figure 1. Vicinity Map of Plumas National Forest in California
Introduction
The Plumas National Forest is beginning the environmental analysis process for the
proposed Community Protection Project (referred to as the Protect Project hereafter).
This project proposes activities across the Plumas National Forest designed to reduce risk
of wildfire impacts to communities and critical infrastructure, improve ingress and egress
to communities, and reduce the potential for extreme fire behavior in the wildland urban
interface (WUI), through an all-lands approach to fire and fuels management. The
participation of interested persons, state and local governments, and tribes is encouraged
at this time and throughout the development of this project.
The Protect Project is concentrated on a number of community zones across the Forest that
have moderate-, high-, or very high-risk wildfire hazard potential. Current working titles for
these community zones at risk are Eastside Communities, Greater American Valley, Greater
Mohawk Valley, and West Slope Communities. Several or all of these community specific
projects are being further developed including disclosure of issues and alternative
development, an effects analysis for each alternative studied in detail, and a preferred
alternative by project partners.
2Background
The Plumas National Forest has experienced multiple recent years of catastrophic
wildfire, burning 65 percent of the National Forest. Our communities and forests have
been seriously impacted by wildfire. There is a need to protect communities from future
wildfires. This is the critical priority work for our Forest.
Protect: Considering these recent fire seasons and their enormous impact, we need to take
action to reduce fire risk to communities and critical infrastructure. Our objective is to
complete a collaborative planning and environmental analysis process that will allow us
to have signed decisions for all areas identified in the proposed action that allow a
meaningful level of threat reduction in time for implementation next season.
The following steps were implemented to create an evolving map and initiate
development of the Protect concept:
1. Identify communities and infrastructure with greatest risk from fire.
2. Identify treatments necessary to make a substantial difference in the risk level for these
communities; given current and predicted conditions, observed fire behavior, as well as
suppression resource availability.
a. This can include potential locations where fire suppression is likely to be effective
(Potential Operational Delineations, PODs), blocks of vegetation altered to slow or
change the behavior of fire (fuel breaks), and other fuels reduction activities.
b. Identify road systems in need of improvement to meet the current need for egress of
the public and ingress of first responders.
d. Include all ownership.
e. Identify areas that have existing, ongoing, or pending treatments. Include them if the
existing decision does not allow adequate treatment.
3. Create a map and divide into logical subunits.
4. Create a clearinghouse of information for Forest personnel and partners to access.
Ongoing communications with partners will result in multiple projects depending on
partner commitments.
Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose of this project is to implement fuels treatments that mitigate the risk to
communities and critical infrastructure from wildfire. These fuels treatments are needed
to reduce the accumulation of excessive surface fuels and create sustainable, resilient
vegetation structure that allows for the safe defense of human communities and their
associated high value resources and assets. To accomplish this, the project will need to:
1. Reduce risk of wildfire impacts to communities and critical infrastructure
We will focus on landscapes with a high likelihood that an ignition could expose homes,
communities, and infrastructure to wildfire. The general goal of fuels treatments is to
modify fire behavior to a lower intensity surface fire, with reduced burn severity and
3crown fire potential which would mimic conditions occurring under a natural fire regime
as described in General Technical Report 220 and 237 (North et al., 2009, 2012).
2. Improve road systems for community egress
Several communities identified within the scope of this project lack efficient egress
should the community face a rapid moving fire without warning. This was seen during
the Fly Fire of 2021 when community members of Butterfly Valley competed with first
responders for egress and ingress. Evacuations save lives and allow responding personnel
to focus on the emergency at hand.
3. Reduce the potential for extreme fire behavior in the wildland urban
interface
The intermingling of wildland fuels and man-made structures has made the control of
wildfires within the wildland urban interface (WUI) more difficult, dangerous, and costly.
The need to reduce excessive surface fuels, ladder fuels, and in some cases intermediate
overstory tree density in the project area will reduce flame lengths, slow fire spread, and
decrease the potential for extreme fire behavior. Reducing extreme fire behavior
improves opportunities for fire suppression resources to safely contain the fire before it
reaches man-made structures and critical infrastructure.
4. Foster an all-lands approach to fire and fuels management
The understanding that effective community wildfire protection requires all landowners
to work together has never been greater. Many residents have been proactively thinning
and prescribed burning their private property through a steadily growing collaborative
effort. There is a need to construct permanent fire control lines around communities to
support and sustain these efforts into the future. Having permanent fire breaks in place
will make implementation of cross-boundary prescribed burns easier and repeatable and
may also serve as recreational trails for the community.
The Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment (SNFPA) FSEIS and ROD (USDA 2004a,
2004b), relies on a network of land allocations and has an associated set of desired
conditions, management intents, and management objectives. These three elements
provide direction to land managers for designing and developing fuels and vegetation
management projects.
The wildland urban intermix zone (WUI) is an area where human habitation is mixed
with areas of flammable wildland vegetation. It extends from the edge of developed
private land into Federal, private, and State jurisdictions. The WUI is comprised of two
zones: the defense zone and the threat zone (USDA 2004b).
Proposed Action
The proposed action would reduce risk of wildfire impacts on communities and critical
infrastructure through a combination of actions including prescribed fire, manual
treatments, and mechanical treatments to reduce excessive surface fuels and promote
cross-boundary treatments to sustain long-term protection for communities from wildfire.
4Treatments would include multiple entries (e.g., hand-cut, hand-pile, pile-burn, under-
burn) and recurring treatments (e.g., understory burning followed several years later by
another understory burning). Engineering improvements to identified road systems may
be implemented to increase width and turnouts to meet current transportation needs.
Prescribed Fire
Prescribed fire treatments would be applied in forested areas with excessive
accumulations of live fuels; in areas with excessive accumulations of dead fuels; in
mature chaparral stands to create a mosaic of age classes. All prescribed fire treatments
would be implemented in accordance with applicable design criteria under appropriate
fuel and weather conditions to move treatment areas toward desired conditions.
Prescribed fire would be ignited under conditions conducive to primarily low to moderate
intensity surface fires. Implementation under these circumstances safely and effectively
reduces fuel loading while minimizing adverse effects to other resources. The project has
been designed to provide a range of prescribed fire opportunities that can be prioritized
and scheduled as necessary in any given year, allowing for flexibility in implementation
and creating a mosaic landscape of fuel continuity and vegetative seral stages. Thus, the
annual acreage treated with prescribed fire will vary based on current and predicted fuel
and weather conditions, air quality, funding, and other resource conditions. While
prescribed fire would be introduced and maintained on the landscape in fire-adapted
ecosystems, it is understood that some acres will be untreated by prescribed fire within
burn units.
Treatment methods include broadcast (ignited in areas with little or no forest canopy)
burning, understory burning, jackpot (target fuels are concentrations of vegetative fuel)
burning, and pile burning. Methods for application of fire may include ground ignition or
aerial ignition (e.g., plastic sphere dispenser or helitorch). All prescribed fire treatments
will comply with State and federal air quality standards and the approved Prescribed Fire
Plan, PMS 484-1, as described in the Interagency Prescribed Fire Planning and
Implementation Procedures Guide, PMS 484.
Manual (Hand) Treatments
In areas determined to have a fuel loading and/or stand structure that would not be
conducive to safely and effectively implementing low to moderate surface fire, manual
fuels treatments would be implemented first. In these situations, hand thinning of shrubs,
understory, midstory trees and limbing of primarily overstory trees using chainsaws or
other tools may occur prior to implementing prescribed fire to reduce stand density,
ladder fuels, and fire behavior. Resulting slash may be scattered or left in place in
preparation for understory burning. If there is a high concentration of resulting slash,
some or all may be hand piled and burned on site. Manual treatments would be designed
to avoid impacts within known cultural sites, sensitive resource sites, known avoidance
areas, and riparian areas.
Mechanical Treatments
Mechanical treatments would be used to reduce tree density. Vegetation may be machine
piled, masticated, chipped, or scattered. Mastication and chips may be scattered within
5the treatment area when in low concentration or removed from site when in high
concentration.
Mechanical treatments would include, but not be limited to, the use of tracked and
rubber-tired equipment such as a masticator, skidder, excavator, feller-buncher, and
chipper.
Permanent Fire Control Lines
Existing features such as roads, rivers, ridges, trails, rock outcrops, existing fuel breaks,
and fire lines from previous fire control efforts would be used for control lines where
possible. Where infeasible or absent, fire line would be constructed. In most cases
permanent fire control lines would be constructed using mechanical methods. Where
mechanical equipment is not feasible control lines would be constructed by hand.
Maintenance of these control lines would continue indefinitely.
Road Improvements for Community Egress
We plan to create or improve egress and road improvements to meet or support
community needs for emergency access and egress.
Site Specific Treatment Locations
Forest fire and fuels managers will work with partners to identify the scope and
objectives of potential treatment areas and review those plans with resource specialists.
Implementation on the landscape would begin with actions needed to reduce risk to
communities with the highest wildfire hazard potential rating (Figure 1).
Allow Flexibility to Adapt to Changes in Conditions from Future Wildfire
Forests within the proposed project area have high potential to experience catastrophic
wildfire before project treatments are completed. Significant drought and the effects of
climate change continue to drive longer and more severe fire seasons. These conditions,
combined with hazardous fuel accumulations and overstocked forest conditions have
increased the frequency, extent, and impact of large wildfires. Research completed on the
Plumas National Forest has shown that forested landscapes that burn at high severity tend
to reburn at high severity within eight to twelve years after the initial fire. This reburn
potential results from large numbers of fire-killed trees remaining on the landscape in the
form of standing snags and heavy surface fuels combined with thick regrowth of brush.
During drought conditions, the resulting fuels complex is extremely flammable and is
frequently too hazardous to allow firefighters to engage in suppression efforts due to
large numbers of fire weakened trees and difficult access. There is a need to mitigate
these conditions when they develop within community protection zones before they have
the opportunity to reburn.
The projects will analyze for changes to desired conditions, treatments, and effects if part
or all of project areas burn at low, moderate, or high severity before analysis, decision, or
implementation of project activities are accomplished.
6Legal Compliance
This proposed action will meet standards and guidelines for land management activities
described in the Plumas National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (PNF LRMP)
(USDA 1988) as amended by the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment (SNFPA) FSEIS
and ROD (USDA 2004a, 2004b). This project is being planned under authorization of the
Pre-decisional Administrative Review Process procedures for National Forest System
projects and activities (36 CFR §218).
Due to the critical and time-sensitive nature of the proposed action, the Forest may elect
to seek an Emergency Situation Determination (ESD), alternative arrangements (36 CFR
220.4(b)(2)) or use other emergency authorities to expedite implementation of all or
portions of these projects. While we recognize that expediting implementation reduces
one last opportunity for formal public involvement prior to a final decision, we are also
aware of the urgency to implement some or all of these actions. That is why the agency
has decided to promote robust public involvement at the beginning of this planning
process and environmental analysis.
Project Schedule
The Forest Service is planning to initiate the public involvement plan and conduct
scoping through June 8, 2022. There is a concurrent plan to collaborate with interested
parties to identify issues and develop alternatives that are consistent with the purpose and
need.
The Forest Service is expecting a focused environmental analysis that will include public
involvement, disclosure of issues and alternative development, an effects analysis for
each alternative studied in detail, and a preferred alternative. The Forest Service expects
to complete an environmental document no later than November of 2022. The Forest
Service expects to issue a decision in January 2023 and implementation would begin on
the ground during Spring/Summer 2023.
Once the Protect Project environmental document is completed, those who have
submitted comments and requested to be included on the project mailing list will be
notified prior to public involvement opportunities. Notifications will include links to
project specific materials.
Possible Alternatives
In addition to the proposed action, a no action alternative will be analyzed. Additional
alternatives may be developed and analyzed during the environmental analysis process.
Responsible Official
The Responsible Official is the Forest Supervisor, Supervisor’s Office,159 Lawrence
Street, Quincy, CA 95971.
Based on the scope, locations, and delegated authorities, decisions may be issued by The
Forest Supervisor and/or delegated to any or all of the District Rangers. This initiation of
scoping is being simultaneously published in each unit’s newspaper of record and as
distinct projects are identified and developed appropriate public notices will be
subsequently provided.
7Nature of Decision to be Made
The Responsible Official(s) will decide to implement this proposal, implement an
alternative that moves the area towards the desired condition, implement portions of
action alternatives, or not to implement any project at this time.
Comments Requested
The Forest Service is currently seeking information, comments, and assistance from state
and local governments, tribes, and other individuals or organizations that may be
interested in, or affected by, the proposed action or management activities. The public is
encouraged to take part in the environmental analysis process for the Protect Project by
submitting written or oral comments. For your comments to be incorporated most
effectively, we would appreciate receiving them by June 8, 2022.
Your comments should be forwarded to Kristin Winford, Project Manager, Plumas
National Forest, 159 Lawrence Street, Quincy, CA 95971, (530) 927-9853. Comments
may be (1) mailed; (2) hand delivered between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
weekdays; (3) faxed to (530) 283-7746; or (4) electronically mailed to comments-
pacificsouthwest-plumas@usda.gov. Please indicate the name “Protect Project” on the
subject line of your email. If your comments are for a specific community, please include
the community’s name. Comments submitted electronically must be in rich text format
(.rtf), plain text format (.txt.), portable document format (.pdf), or Word (.docx).
Comments received in response to this solicitation, including names and addresses of
those who comment, are part of the public record for this proposed action. Comments
submitted anonymously will be accepted and considered; however, anonymous
comments will not provide the Agency with the ability to provide the respondent with
subsequent environmental documents.
If you have questions or need additional information about this proposal or the comment
procedures, please contact Kristin Winford, Project Manager, (530) 927-9853 or email:
kristin.winford@usda.gov.
8Figure 2. Community Protection Concept Projects
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Pancake Breakfast
9 am- 10 am: Paradise Community Park to Elliott Road
Goat Walk
8 am- 3 pm: Terry Ashe Recreation Center (TARC)
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or call Jeff Gould at 530-520-2523.California Wildfire Mitigation Program Shasta County Fire Safe Council, Dr. Richard Sealana, Board of Directors Pam Bates, Executive Officer Dr. Richard Sealana is a research scholar and practitioner with over thirty years of management, leadership, and teaching experience in both the private and public sectors. Prior to relocating to Shasta County, Sealana worked as a Land & Resource Management Consultant and city administrator. He currently works as a special curriculum developer for Shasta College and a research affiliate for the University of San Francisco. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Lakehead Volunteer Fire Company and the Lakehead Lions Club. Rsealana@gmail.com Executive Officer, Pam Bates, to join in the conversation as well. Her email is Pam.Bates@shastafiresafe.org.
Yankee Hill Fire SaFe CounCil
Managing DireCtor report
6-06-2022
To be Updated: brenda rightmyer
Status of Grants
1. 0108- Crain Ridge – awarded $498,215 - expensed $ ____________
• Goal = 407 acres was reduced to 250 acres approved 2/2022: completed _____acres
o 2022 Mar 9 – 11, 2022 completed (6) RAP homes = 7.98 acres
o 2021 Oct 13, 14, 15, 18, 19; Nov 1 -5; Completed 20 acres east of Concow School
• Contract with MGE expired 3/5/22 – amicably parted ways
• New contract with LTO with fuel crews and (3) RPF’s to help see us through fuels work
• (5) Street sign order in progress with Public Works – rec’d estimate and approved
• (2) project banners and safety gear – completed – just picked up remaining shirts 3/10/22
• Deadline November 15, 2022
2. 0109- Granite Ridge – awarded $548,195 - expensed $ ____________
• Goal = 435 acres was reduced to 250 acres approved 2/2022: completed ____ acres
o Feb 23-28, 2022 completed goal of (15) RAP homes = 19.95 acres
• Contract with MGE expired 3/5/22 – amicably parted ways
• New contract with LTO with fuel crews and (3) RPF’s
• (5) Street sign order in progress with Public Works - rec’d estimate and approved
• Deadline November 15, 2022
3. 20-Stevens – awarded $150,000 - expensed $___________
• Rec’d remaining funds January 2022 to reimburse $29,506 and advance $30,141
• Goal of 120 acres; completed 121.91 acres
• Working on signage (10) and safety gear – safety gear completed 3/10/2022
• Seedlings – working with Déjà vu Nursery in Paradise for: maple, black oak, red bud, and dog
wood
4. 21-NVCF-03 – awarded $50,000 - expensed $ __________
• Vouchers to support local businesses – completed 98% of that in 2021
• Organizational capacity building support – online QBO, update organizational documents, payroll,
workers compensation, website, meetings, and project support.
• Tour/Meeting with NVCF 2/25/22 – possibility for us to apply again for organizational support
5. 20-CFF-Signage – awarded $10,000 - expensed $_________
• Working on signage
o (11) street signs – in progress – estimate approved with public works
o (6) public assembly points – in progress
o (2) YHFSC banners - Completed
o (10) Event Signs with (6) A frames - CompletedMeetings:
1. 2/1/22 – Financial team – Susan, Ruby, Darla, and Brenda
2 2/2/22 – BCFSC – Board Meeting
2. 2/15/22 – Presentation to TWSD
3. 2/16/22 – Coordinated with RPF’s and LTO to begin fuels reduction on 0108 and 0109
Increasing participation provides us access to resources otherwise not known, to provide the best fire
prevention information for our community and our ability to be positioned for funding.
Grants Submitted and Pending:
1. 3/3/2022 – PGE CEMA Grants submitted:
• “Concow / Yankee Hill Hazardous Fuel Removal and Biomass Reuse” – 45 acres - $99,950
• “Concow / Yankee Hill Tree Mortality and Hazardous Fuels – Post Fire” – 20 acres – $96,500
2. 2/1/2022 – Call from Dave Derby, CALFIRE and stated we are being offered $723, 873
21-CNR-BTU-030 “Concow/Yankee Hill – Staging Areas” – a project we submitted May 2021.
2/3/2022 – received email from CALFIRE offering us this unique opportunity to continue fuels reduction work
in our community in and around the seven staging areas. – no agreement at this time
3. 2/9/22 – submitted (3) grant proposals to CCI FP Grant Program:
• 21-FP-BTU-0222 - “Staging Areas - Maintenance and Enhancements” - $862,931
• 21-FP-BTU-0223 - “Crain Ridge Fuel Break - Maintenance & Enhancements” - $727,701
• 21-FP-BTU-0224 - “Granite Ridge Fuel Break - Maintenance & Enhancements”- $636,309STATE OF CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY Gavin Newsom, Governor
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION
P.O. Box 944246
SACRAMENTO, CA 94244-2460
(916) 653-7772
Website: www.fire.ca.gov
June 1, 2022
Joshua Pack
County of Butte
7 County Center Drive
Oroville, CA 95965
RE: PROJECT APPLICATION FOR THE CAL FIRE CALIFORNIA CLIMATE INVESTMENTS
(CCI) WILDFIRE PREVENTION (FP) GRANTS
Dear Applicant:
The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is pleased to inform you that your
application for the grant project entitled Butte County Roadside Fuel Reduction Project (21-FP-
BTU-0211) has been selected for funding.
You will receive the full agreement with instructions via email within 60 days. All documents must
be returned to CAL FIRE no later than October 31, 2022. Failure to return documents by this date
may result in loss of funding. It is important that you do not start on your grant project until you
have received a confirmation that your grant agreement has been fully executed.
Please coordinate with your appropriate region staff to validate the polygons that were previously
submitted for your project application. In addition, you may be required to provide information to
complete the required emissions calculations for your project per the required Quantification
Methodology. You will be contacted if this information is needed.
We look forward to working with you on your grant project. If you have any additional questions,
please contact Dave Derby at (530) 872-6334 or Dave.Derby@fire.ca.gov.
Sincerely,
Natalie Burke
Staff Services Manager I
Wildfire Prevention Grants Program Manager
“The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection serves and safeguards the people and protects the property and resources of California.”STATE OF CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY Gavin Newsom, Governor
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION
P.O. Box 944246
SACRAMENTO, CA 94244-2460
(916) 653-7772
Website: www.fire.ca.gov
June 1, 2022
Joshua Pack
County of Butte
7 County Center Drive
Oroville, CA 95965
RE: PROJECT APPLICATION FOR THE CAL FIRE CALIFORNIA CLIMATE INVESTMENTS
(CCI) WILDFIRE PREVENTION (FP) GRANTS
Dear Applicant:
The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is pleased to inform you that your
application for the grant project entitled WUI Green Waste Disposal Program (21-FP-BTU-0212)
has been selected for funding.
You will receive the full agreement with instructions via email within 60 days. All documents must
be returned to CAL FIRE no later than October 31, 2022. Failure to return documents by this date
may result in loss of funding. It is important that you do not start on your grant project until you
have received a confirmation that your grant agreement has been fully executed.
Please coordinate with your appropriate region staff to validate the polygons that were previously
submitted for your project application. In addition, you may be required to provide information to
complete the required emissions calculations for your project per the required Quantification
Methodology. You will be contacted if this information is needed.
We look forward to working with you on your grant project. If you have any additional questions,
please contact Dave Derby at (530) 872-6334 or Dave.Derby@fire.ca.gov.
Sincerely,
Natalie Burke
Staff Services Manager I
Wildfire Prevention Grants Program Manager
“The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection serves and safeguards the people and protects the property and resources of California.”FREE RESIDENTIAL
GREEN WASTE DISPOSAL
For Butte County Residents
Living in the Wildland Urban Interface
June 1, 6, 14, 23 July 1, 9, 17, 27 August 1, 9, 18, 26 & 31, 2022
7:00AM - 3:00PM
Neal Road Recycling and Waste Facility
1023 Neal Road, Paradise, CA 95969
HOW IT WORKS:
Butte County residents living in the
wildland urban interface may dispose of
green waste for free on designated days.
Residents haul and unload their own green
waste at the Neal Road Recycling and
Waste Facility.
Please notify the front gate staff at Neal
Road Recycling and Waste Facility with
valid I.D. that you live in the wildland urban
interface.
Link to wildland interface map:
4 buttecounty.net/publicworks/GIS-Maps
(Select WUI Parcel Lookup)
5 Future free days September - November
Please limit loads to no more than 3-yards per trip.
If material is transported in bags, the bags must be
emptied on site and removed by the hauler.
Designated Days for Free Green Waste Disposal
Prohibited items: commercial green waste, trees and
branches larger than 24 inches around, stumps,
rocks, boards, and trash. For more information
Visit: buttecounty.net/publicworks
Phone: 530.552.5689
Email: eschroth@buttecounty.netBOARD OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION KEITH GILLESS, CHAIR
THE NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY Wade Crowfoot, Secretary
STATE OF CALIFORNIA Gavin Newsom, Governor
P.O. Box 944246
SACRAMENTO, CA 94244-2460
(916) 653-8007
(916) 653-0989 FAX
BOF W ebsite (www.bof.fire.ca.gov)
Fire Risk Reduction Community List 2022
Cities
• City of Berkeley
• City of Corona
• City of Rancho Cucamonga
• City of Sonora
Counties
• Butte County
• Los Angeles County
• Santa Barbara County
• Santa Cruz County
Non-City/County Agencies
• Bolinas Fire Protection District
• East Bay Municipal Utility District
• East Bay Regional Park District
• Humboldt Bay Fire
• Hyampom Community Services District
• Inverness Public Utilities District
• Kern County Fire Department
• Napa County Resource Conservation District
• North Tahoe Fire Protection District
• North Tahoe Public Utility District
• Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District
• Northstar Fire Department/Northstar Community Services District
• Pliocene Ridge Community Services District
• Rancho Cucamonga Fire District
• Shelter Cove Resort Improvement District
• Solano Resource Conservation District
• Sonoma Resource Conservation District
• Tahoe City Public Utility District
• Trinity Center Community Services District
• Tulare County Resource Conservation DistrictBOARD OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION KEITH GILLESS, CHAIR
THE NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY Wade Crowfoot, Secretary
STATE OF CALIFORNIA Gavin Newsom, Governor
P.O. Box 944246
SACRAMENTO, CA 94244-2460
(916) 653-8007
(916) 653-0989 FAX
BOF W ebsite (www.bof.fire.ca.gov)
Meeting Announcement and Agenda
California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection
Posting Date: May 27, 2022
Location: 715 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Webcast registration links: https://bof.fire.ca.gov
Due to the expiration of Executive Order N-1-22 and repeal of Government Code section 11133,
the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection will resume physical in-person meetings as required by
the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act for this noticed Board of Forestry and Fire Protection Board
Meeting, as well as the Committee Meetings. The meetings also may be observed via webcast by
completing registration links available on the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection website
(https://bof.fire.ca.gov/).
FULL BOARD MEETING:
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
New Natural Resources Building Auditorium
715 P Street, Rm 1-302
Sacramento, California
Date: June 8, 2022, 9:00 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION:
New Natural Resources Building Auditorium
715 P Street, Rm 1-302
Sacramento, California
Date: June 8, 2022, 10:00 a.m.
COMMITTEES:
FOREST PRACTICE COMMITTEE
715 P Street, Room 221B
Sacramento, California
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
June 7, 2022
The Board’s Mission:
To lead California in developing policies and programs that serve the public interest in environmentally, economically, and socially
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