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CalVTP Resource Library Available!

Information and Tools to Support CalVTP Implementation
The CalVTP is a cornerstone in California’s strategy to increase the pace and scale of vegetation treatment to address the wildfire crisis. The CalVTP Program EIR is a powerful tool to expedite CEQA compliance for wildfire resilience projects and facilitate efficient permitting, including for the California Coastal Act and California Endangered Species Act. Since CalVTP implementation began in 2020, the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has collected feedback about how to support efficient CalVTP use. To this end, the Board has prepared the CalVTP Resource Library, which features example PSAs and PSA/Addenda, mitigation monitoring and reporting program implementation tools, updated frequently asked questions, and treatable landscape calculator.
Please view the storymap for more information on the CalVTP Resource Library.
The CalVTP Resource Library can be accessed on the Board’s CalVTP homepage.
The CalVTP Resource Library includes:
  1. Example PSAs and PSA/Addenda: PSAs and PSA/Addenda serve as examples for others seeking to expedite vegetation treatment projects. They cover a variety of geographies, treatment types and activities, and environmental issues. To help users identify analyses that address issues of interest to them, an index spreadsheet with the ability to sort and filter is provided with the compilation of example PSAs and PSA/Addenda.
  2. MMRP Implementation Tools: For projects in implementation stages, tools are provided to help with compliance and reporting related to CalVTP Standard Project Requirements and mitigation measures. The implementation tools include templates for project kickoff items, flowcharts for special-status species protection and work in sensitive habitat areas, and a template for an SPR AD-7 project completion report. A User Guide provides guidance on the use of these tools.
  3. Updated FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions on the CalVTP have been updated with lessons from the last 4 years of implementation.
  4. Treatable Landscape Calculator and User Guide: It is now possible to overlay a planned project area onto the CalVTP treatable landscape to determine the extent (i.e., acres) of its coverage.
The Board appreciates your interest in the CalVTP and welcomes feedback and questions on the CalVTP Resource Library. Feedback and questions may be submitted to calvtp@bof.ca.gov.