The California Vegetation Treatment Program Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (CalVTP) is a statewide document proposed by the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection which is intended to increase efficiency in the CEQA analysis that is required to implement projects focused to reduce fuels and improve wildfire resiliency on non-federal lands located within the State Responsibility Area. It is now available for a 45-day public review and comment until August 9, 2019.
The Board of Forestry will host a webinar to provide information on the CalVTP on July 11, 2019 at 10:30am. Participants may access the webinar by registering online at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/611618035943889676 (Comments on the CalVTP will not be received at the webinar.)
Comments on the draft document are requested to be submitted at the earliest possible date to mailto:CalVTP@bof.ca.gov, and no later than August 9, 2019. The CalVTP is available for download from the Board’s website: https://bofdata.fire.ca.gov/projects-and-programs/calvtp/.