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STATE OF CALIFORNIA THE RESOURCES AGENCY ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor
STATE BOARD OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION
Notice Date: December 16, 2005
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY
of a
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
SCH # 2004022025
In compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code § 21000 et seq.) and State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board) procedures, notification is hereby given to responsible and trustee agencies, interest groups and the general public, that the Board has completed, and makes publicly available, a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the project described below:
Project Name: Jackson Demonstration State Forest Management Plan
Project Location: Approximately 76 square miles of forested lands between Willits and Fort Bragg, transected byHighway 20 and within the Noyo and Big River watersheds in Mendocino County.
Project Description: The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection is considering adoption of a draft Forest Management Plan (draft Plan) for Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF), a State-owned property managed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The property is managed for a variety of benefits, including research and demonstration of forest management techniques, public recreation, watershed improvement, fisheries and wildlife.
Potentially Significant Effects of the Project:
Forest management and timber harvesting activities, recreational activities, forest management demonstrations, and collection of minor forest products, unless mitigated, may cause environmental effects, such as noise, traffic, aesthetic degradation, changes in fish and wildlife habitat, soil disturbance, reduction in water quality, and interruption of recreational opportunities. The potential effects of these activities may be limited to the project site itself, areas immediately adjacent to the project, other areas within, or outside JDSF. Measures to avoid, minimize, or otherwise mitigate potential significant impacts have been incorporated into the draft Plan and DEIR that reduce those impacts, both individually and cumulatively, to a level considered less than significant.
Public Comment Period: The Board has initiated a 60 day comment period. The public and agencies may comment on the adequacy of the DEIR in identifying, analyzing and mitigating the potentially significant environmental effects of adopting the JDSF draft Plan. Comments must be submitted, in writing, by the close of the 60 day comment period, ending on February 14, 2006, at 5P.M. to: Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, P.O. Box 944246, Sacramento, CA 94244-2460; or Fax (916) 653-0989; or emailed to: board.public.comments@fire.ca.gov .
Public Hearing: The Board will receive public and agency comment, at a public hearing as well as regularly scheduled Board meeting. You may present your comments orally or in writing at the hearing or Board meeting at the time and location identified below:
Public Hearing Regular Board Meeting
Ukiah, February 2, 2006
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Redwood Empire Fairgrounds1055 North State Street
Ukiah, CA 95482
Sacramento, February 9,
2006
9:00 am to Noon
1416 Ninth Street
Resources Auditorium
Copies of the DEIR on compact disk (CD) may be obtained, free of charge, by contacting the Board at:
Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, P.O. Box 944246, Sacramento, CA 94244-2460; Tel: (916) 653-8007
or by viewing and downloading the document from the Board’s internet website at:
http://www.fire.ca.gov/php/rsrc-mgt_jackson_deir_2005.php
Paper copies of the DEIR will be available for reproduction and purchase from the following locations:
Mendo Litho
Att: Grace Sharples
100 North Franklin Street
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
707-964-0062
www.mendolitho.com
e-mail: amyg@mcn.org
Ace Copy & Shipping
Att: Martin Rodriguez
889 South Main Street
Willits, CA 95490
707-456-9800
Creative Workshop Printing & Copying
Att: Kathy Davidson
759 South State Street
Ukiah, CA 95482
707-468-0251
800-694-9999
The DEIR will be available for review during normal office hours at the following offices:
Board of Forestry and Fire Protection
1416 9th Street, Room 1506-14
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 653-8007
CDF – Coast Region HQ
135 Ridgway Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
(707) 576- 2275
CDF- JDSF HQ
802 North Main Street
Ft. Bragg, CA 95437
(707) 964-5674
Mendocino Unit HQ
17501 N. Highway 101
Willits, CA 95490
(707) 459-7452
The DEIR will be available for review at the following local public libraries:
Ukiah Library
105 N. Main St.
Ukiah, CA 95482
707-463-4491
Mendocino Library
10591 William St.
Mendocino, CA 95460
707-937-5773
Mendocino Co. Library
Fort Bragg Branch
499 Laurel St.
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
(707)964-2020
Willits Library
390 E. Commercial St.
Willits, CA 95490
707-459-5908
Sonoma Co. Library
Third & E Streets
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(707) 545-0831
The DEIR is also available for review at the following University and State libraries:
1. Marian Koshland
Bioscience and Natural Resources Library 2101 Valley Life Sciences
Building # 6500 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. 94720-6500
2. Robert E. Kennedy Library 1 Grand Avenue Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 USA
3. The Library One Harpst St. Humboldt State University Arcata, California 95521-8299
4. California State Archives, 1020 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 California State Archives
to receive two copies of both monographs and serials.
5. California State Library, Government Publications Section, P.O. Box 942837, Sacramento,
CA 94237-0001 (IMS: 914 Capitol Mall, E-29) California State Library to receive three copies
of monographs and two copies of annual reports and periodicals.
6. California State University, Chico, Merriam Library, Government Publications Dept., Chico,
CA 95929-0295
7. Council of State Governments, P.O. Box 11910, Lexington, KY, 40578-1910 Council of
State Governments to receive one copy.
8. Fresno County Free Library, Government Publications, 2420 Mariposa St., Fresno, CA
93721-2285
9. Library of Congress, Anglo-American Acquisition Division, Government Documents Section,
101 Independence Ave S.E., Washington, D.C., 20540-4172 Library of Congress to receive
two copies of monographs and serials.
10. Los Angeles Public Library, Serials Division, 630 W. Fifth St., Los Angeles, CA 90071-2002
11. San Diego Public Library, Science and Industry Department, 820 E St., San Diego, CA
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12. San Diego State University, Malcolm A. Love Library, Government Publications & Maps
Division, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-8050
13. San Francisco Public Library, Government Information Center, 100 Larkin St., San
Francisco, CA 94102
15. Green Library, Receiving, Stanford University Libraries, 557 Escondido Mall, Stanford, CA
94035
16. University of California, Berkeley, Government Documents Technical Services, 250 Moffitt
Library, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
17. University of California, Davis, Shields Library, Government Information and Maps
Department, Davis, CA 95616-5224
18. University of California, Los Angeles, Reference & Instructional Services Department,
Young Research Library A4510, PO Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
19. University of California, San Diego, Government Documents Unit, 9500 Gilman Drive
0175P, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175
20. University of California, Santa Barbara, Library, Serials Receiving, Santa Barbara, CA
93106-9010