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 Desired Condition: The Mt. Pinos Place is maintained as a naturally evolving and naturally appearing landscape that functions as a big tree (old growth) recreation environment. The valued landscape attributes to be preserved over time are the big tree (old growth) Jeffrey pine forested areas, the natural appearing backdrop to rural communities, and the rustic mountain-built environment. Regional habitat linkages are intact and functioning. Program Emphasis: Managers expect to focus on perpetuating healthy conifer forests that are one of the main attractions for national forest visitors. The big tree (old growth) appearance of the Jeffrey pine forests would be maintained with vegetative treatments that reduce stand densification problems. Active management of vegetation to maintain healthy conifer stands and protect communities is emphasized, including management within the Chumash Wilderness. Management of recreation is expected to focus on: (a) improving the snowplay experience both for visitors and the community; (b) maintaining facilities and trails to standard; and (c) providing hiking, biking, equestrian, and OHV opportunities. The recreational target shooting area behind Frazier Park will be placed under active management as a concession-operated recreational target shooting area, or be closed. The existing closure to public motorized use of the road from the Chula Vista parking lot to Tumamait Trail Observation Point at the summit of Mt. Pinos will be maintained to protect cultural and botanical resources. Pursue relocation or elimination of the single-user communication site on Mt. Pinos if viable alternatives become available. The existing closur e of the Frazier Mountain Park Road/Cuddy Valley Road/Mil Potrero Road/Lockwood Valley Road Corridors to camping outside of developed campsites will be maintained to protect resource values and reduce user conflicts. Pursue development of an OHV trail that would link the Ballinger Canyon area to Hungry Valley, and thereby facilitate the closure of the Toad Spring s OHV trail through the Chumash Wilderness as called for in the 1992 Condor Range and River Protection Act. Activities in the Place will be managed to continue to provide the interconnected block of habitat linkages. Manage light pollution to protect stargazing opportunities. Page 66
September 2005 Land Management Plan Part 2 Los Padres National Forest Strategy Ojai - Piru Front Country Theme: The Ojai-Piru Front Country Place serves as the scenic backdrop for the communities and urban areas at the foot of the national forest. The Ojai-Piru Front Country provides day-use recreation opportunities and access points for extended stays in the interior of the national forest. The bluffs, rock outcrops and steep landscapes hint at the rugged Back Country just beyond. Landscape retention, watershed protection and day-use recreation are typical themes of urban interface front-country areas. Oil and gas operations have occurred in a few locations in this Place for many years. Setting: The Ojai-Piru Front Country Place follows San Cayetano Fault from Ojai across the front of the Topa Topa Mountains and Santa Paula Ridge to the mouth of the Sespe River and past Fillmore and Piru to the eastern national forest boundary near the Los Angeles/Ventura County line. It forms a scenic, mountainous backdrop to Lake Casitas, Lake Piru, and the Ojai and Santa Clara Valleys. Terrain varies from low rolling hills to steep, high mountains near the urban-rural interface. Several communities, extensive farmlands and historic oil fields border the Place. Oil was first discovered in California just off-forest in Santa Paula Canyon where natural oil seeps are prevalent. The Ojai-Piru Front Country provides several entry points of access to the Matilija and Sespe Wildernesses and borders the Condor Sanctuary. Early homesteads are present near Piru, and the first gold discovered in California (pre-dating the Sierran Gold Rush) was found just east of the national forest in Santa Felicia Canyon. Numerous rivers and streams, like Sespe Creek, Piru Creek, Santa Paula Creek, and Matilija Creek flow southward from interior watersheds of the Transverse Mountain Range. Water quality is generally good. Domestic and agricultural water sources have been extensively developed along the front, including diversions, springs, wells, and tunnels that tap both surface and groundwater emanating from national forest land. Mountain peaks often exceed 4,000 feet in elevation, the highest being the Topa Topa bluffs at 6,367 feet. The ruggedness of these peaks is due to the high tectonic activity in these mountains explaining why earthquakes and landslides are not uncommon. Page 67 Ojai Valley, Ojai Piru Front Country Place. Photo by Tom Iraci
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