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 pastures. The Black Mountain Place also supports a number of special-uses including power lines, apiaries, and several popular filming locations. There are no special designations. Total national forest acres--Black Mountain Place: 17,083 Desired Condition: This is a natural appearing landscape that functions as open space. The valued landscape attributes to be preserved over time are the area's natural vegetation pattern and sustainability of intermixed chaparral and oak grasslands. Program Emphasis: Manage livestock and wild horse grazing as per allotment and Black Mountain Wildhorse Management Plan. Page 46
September 2005 Land Management Plan Part 2 Los Padres National Forest Strategy Colson Theme: A traditional, rustic, back-roaded area utilized for hunting, remote touring and camping. An intermix of recreation and grazing activities, and threatened and endangered species habitat identify this Place. Setting: The Colson Place is a steep mountainous area less than an hour's drive from Santa Maria. This Place is situated east of Tepusquet Canyon, south of California State Highway 166, and north of the Sisquoc River. Local ranches border the Colson Place on the west, north, and south, with the San Rafael Wilderness on the eastern border. The landscape character is natural appearing with little development. The South and North Fork La Brea Creeks drain through the Colson Place and are the primary watersheds in the area. The Colson Quarry extracts flagstone for commercial sale from private land. Vegetation is primarily mixed chaparral with oak woodlands with riparian vegetation in the canyon bottoms. The riparian areas consist of diverse populations of deciduous and evergreen plant species. The area is highly susceptible to lightning and human-caused fires. Tepusquet Canyon has numerous homes and ranches that are threatened by wildland fire due to access problems and fuel accumulations. Wildlife is diverse in this Place. The threatened California red-legged frog (Rana aurora draytonii) and the endangered southern steelhead are found in and adjacent to the riparian zones in some areas. Livestock grazing and recreation use can disturb frog populations. Currently, the South Fork La Brea Creek can have seasonal closures for livestock grazing and vehicle travel as determined by monitoring. Access to the Colson Place is via Sierra Madre or Colson Canyon Roads. Most of the area is used for dispersed recreation activities including hunting, equestrian use, hiking, and camping. There are six semi-primitive campgrounds in the area. Colson Campground has been subject to vandalism and is the site of large parties, requiring additional Forest Service presence to control inappropriate activities. Most recreationists visiting the Colson Place are repeat visitors from the Central Coast desiring a rustic outdoor experience away from urban centers. Historic use of the Place is Page 47
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