Land Management Plan - Part 2 Los Padres National Forest Strategy

September 2005 Land Management Plan Part 2
Los Padres National Forest Strategy
REC 3 - Recreation Participation
Offer a wide range of high quality, environmentally sustainable developed and dispersed
recreation opportunities to a rapidly growing and culturally diverse visitor population, with
minimal
visitor conflicts and effects to other resources:
• Develop new, environmentally sustainable recreation opportunities, areas, and infrastructure
to relieve concentrated demand within existing high-use areas and to accommodate future
growth and new uses
elsewhere.
• Improve, remove or replace aging developed recreation infrastructure to better meet current
needs and future demand. As a priority, compensate for opportunities lost due to closures.
• Evaluate existing and potential dispersed use, including recreational target shooting,
waterplay, snowplay and camping opportunities. Identify areas where that use is inconsistent
with resource protection and
public safety, and mitigate or eliminate problems over time.
• Implement adaptive management processes at recreation facilities to proactively respond to
persons with disabilities, contemporary urban visitors, aging populations, diverse ethnic
groups, and day-use emphasis (see Appendix C, Monitoring Requirements).
• Maintain partnerships with businesses who operate and maintain existing
recreation facilities
under the concession program to meet the needs of visitor demands.
• In designated areas where target shooting is allowed, emphasize management of target
shooting activity through development of appropriate range facilities and on-site
management presence, using special-use authorizations or other partnership opportunities.
Linked to National Strategic Plan
Goal 3 - Provide outdoor recreation opportunities, objective 1.
REC 4 - Conservation Education
Develop interpretive materials so that visitors have a greater understanding about the
significance and importance of forest ecosystems, heritage resources, and the interrelationship
between people and the natural environment:
• The Forest Service plays a leadership role in developing strong, well-supported conservation
education partnerships with non-profit organizations, volunteer groups, communities,
governments, organization camps and private entities, while emphasizing and enhancing the
capability of field program and project delivery, especially to underserved populations.
Coordination between national forests is promoted for maximum results and cost efficiencies
of programs, projects and visitor centers.
Linked to National Strategic Plan
Goal 6 - Mission related work in addition to that which supports the agency goals,
objective 3.
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