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<br />Sequoia Ecological Consulting, Inc. <br />CalVTP Project-Specific Analysis and Addendum <br />Augustin Bernal Community Park Fuel Reduction <br />November 2025 <br />A-20 <br /> <br /> <br />STANDARD PROJECT REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE? <br />(Y/N) TIMING IMPLEMENTING <br />ENTITY <br />VERIFYING/ <br />MONITORING <br />ENTITY <br />seed trees, light availability, and changes in stream shading may <br />inform the tree size retention requirements <br />• Removed trees would be felled away from adjacent streams or <br />waterbodies and piled outside of the riparian vegetation zone (unless <br />there is an ecological reason to do otherwise that is approved by <br />applicable regulatory agencies, such as adding large woody material to a <br />stream to enhance fish habitat [e.g., see NMFS et al. 2018]) <br />• Vegetation removal that could reduce stream shading and increase <br />stream temperatures would be avoided <br />• Ground disturbance within riparian habitats would be limited to the <br />minimum necessary to implement effective treatments <br />o This would consist of the minimum disturbance area necessary <br />to reduce hazardous fuels and return the riparian community <br />to a natural fire regime (i.e., Condition Class 1) considering <br />historic fire return intervals, climate change, and land use <br />constraints <br />• Only hand application of herbicides approved for use in aquatic <br />environments would be allowed and only during low-flow periods or <br />when seasonal streams are dry <br />• The project proponent would notify CDFW when required by California <br />Fish and Game Code Section 1602 prior to implementing any treatment <br />activities in riparian habitats <br />o Notification would identify the treatment activities, map the <br />vegetation to be removed, identify the impact avoidance <br />identification methods to be used (e.g., flagging), and <br />appropriate protections for the retention of shaded riverine <br />habitat, including buffers and other applicable measures to <br />prevent erosion into the waterway <br />• In consideration of spatial variability of riparian vegetation types and <br />condition and consistent with California Forest Practice Rules Section <br />916.9(v) (February 2019 version; CAL FIRE 2019), a different set of <br />vegetation retention standards and protection measures from those