Land Management Plan - Part 2 Los Padres National Forest Strategy

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Land Management Plan Part 2 Los Padres National Forest Strategy September 2005 The management intent is to administer this zone for the use and enjoyment of people while preserving its wilderness character and natural conditions. Non-conforming uses will be removed to preserve wilderness character. Designated wilderness includes: • Chumash Wilderness • Dick Smith Wilderness • Garcia Wilderness • Machesna Mountain Wilderness • Matilija Wilderness • San Rafael Wilderness • Santa Lucia Wilderness • Sespe Wilderness • Silver Peak Wilderness • Ventana Wilderness Recommended Wilderness (35,821 acres or 2 percent of the national forest): This zone includes land that the Forest Service is recommending to Congress for wilderness designation and will be managed in the same manner as existing wilderness so that the wilderness attributes of the area are retained until Congress passes legislation, or the area is released from consideration. If Congress elects to not designate an area, the area would be zoned as Back Country Non-Motorized until modified by a subsequent plan amendment; there are no roads in this zone. Wildland/Urban Interface Threat Zones (see Appendix K in Part 3 of the forest plan) may occur in this zone. Community protection vegetation treatments within the recommended wilderness land use zone may occur by exception. In these cases, managers will consider wilderness needs. The management intent is to administer this zone for the use and enjoyment of people while preserving its wilderness character and natural conditions. Wilderness recommendations include: • Chumash - Toad Springs (Chumash Wilderness)section20_20_10_20_10.htm • Madulce-Buckhorn (Dick Smith Wilderness) • Matilija (Matilija Wilderness)section20_20_10_20_70.htm • Mono (Dick Smith Wilderness) Page 10
September 2005 Land Management Plan Part 2 Los Padres National Forest Strategy Special Designation Overlays Land use designations overlay the land use zones. Suitable uses identified in the land use zone tables are generally suitable in these overlay classifications unless specifically excluded. When differences occur in suitable uses between the land use zone and special designation, the more restrictive set of allowable uses applies. Wild and Scenic River Wild and Scenic River eligibility (an inventory and evaluation of whether a river is free-flowing and possesses one or more outstandingly remarkable values (ORVs) including scenery, recreation, geology, fish and wildlife, history, cultural (prehistoric), or similar values) was completed for the four southern California national forests. If found eligible, a river segment was then analyzed as to its current level of development (water resources projects, shoreline development, and accessibility) and a recommendation was made that it be placed into one of three classes—wild, scenic or recreational. The final procedural step (suitability) provides the basis for determining whether to recommend to Congress an eligible river as part of the National System. The Los Padres National Forest completed the suitability studies for the seven rivers determined eligible, including evaluation for suitability under the alternatives developed for this plan revision. Suitable uses are those compatible with protecting and enhancing the outstandingly remarkable values for which the river was designated or found eligible. Designated Rivers include: • Sespe Creek • Big Sur River • Sisquoc River Rivers recommended for designation include all eligible segments of: • Upper segment of Piru Creek • Upper segment of Sespe Creek • Arroyo Seco River All existing facilities, management actions, and approved uses will be allowed to continue in eligible river corridors until a decision is made on inclusion into the National Wild and Scenic River System, provided these facilities, actions, and uses do not interfere with the protection and enhancement of the river's outstandingly remarkable values. Proposed new facilities, management actions, or uses on national forest land are not allowed if they have the potential to affect the eligibility or potential classification of the river segment. Uses comply with Forest Service Handbook 1909.12, chapter 8.2, which includes a description of developments and activities that are permitted, restricted or prohibited within the designated river corridor for each of the three classifications (wild, scenic and recreational). Page 11
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