Land Management Plan - Part 2 Los Padres National Forest Strategy

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Land Management Plan Part 2 Los Padres National Forest Strategy Special Interest Areas: • Sierra Madre 1,740 acres • Mono Basin 5,422 acres Recommended Research Natural Area: • Big Pine Mountain 3,258 acres Total national forest acres--San Rafael Place: 388,669 September 2005 Desired Condition: The San Rafael Place is maintained as a naturally evolving landscape that functions primarily as wilderness with Back Country Non-Motorized and Back Country Motorized Use Restricted areas. The attributes to be preserved over time are the area’s wild and undisturbed character, riparian habitats, primitive recreation opportunities, mixed conifer forests, bigcone Douglas-fir forests, threatened, endangered, proposed, candidate and sensitive species habitat, and heritage resources. Threatened, endangered, proposed, candidate and sensitive species habitat and populations are sustained or increased; exotic aquatic species and noxious weeds are controlled or reduced. Program Emphasis: Perpetuate the wild and undisturbed character of this Place. Implement the Sisquoc Wild and Scenic River Plan. Continue protecting the Sisquoc Condor Sanctuary, sensitive riparian areas and habitat for threatened, endangered, proposed, candidate and sensitive species. Maintain and improve the trail system and reduce mechanized intrusions at the wilderness entry points. Continue to promote volunteer efforts in trail maintenance and wilderness patrols. Reduce the spread of noxious weed species. Work cooperatively with the City of Santa Barbara to enable a consistent approach to resource management within the Mono SIA. Maintain the closure to public motorized use on the Sierra-Madre Road. Page 76
September 2005 Land Management Plan Part 2 Los Padres National Forest Strategy Santa Barbara Front Them e: For coastal communities from Carpinteria to Gaviota, Santa Barbara Front Place present s a rugged, wild-appearing highly scenic backdrop. It is one of the 'Key Places' represe nting the most picturesque national forest locations containing its own landscape character. Rock outcrops provide contrasts of color within the deep green chaparral. From the ridgelin e of the east-west trending Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara Front Place offers dramatic southern views of the ocean, Channel Islands and coastal communities. Views north of the ridgeline include Santa Ynez Valley, Lake Cachuma, mountainous wilderness and distant remote areas. Santa Barbara Front Place affords immediate access from urban areas to a natural forest environment and is an important area for viewing scenery. Setting: Part of the western Transverse Ranges, Santa Barbara Front Place consists of steep, chaparral-covered slopes of the Santa Ynez Mountains. Within five miles of the coast, elevations rise dramatically to 4,298 feet at Santa Ynez Peak. West of California State Highway 154, the Place includes National Forest System land on both sides of the ridgeline. East of California State Highway 154, the Place includes national forest land on the south side of the Santa Ynez Mountains ridgeline. The majority of the Place is located within Santa Barbara County, and California State Highway 101 parallels the southern boundary. The scenic backdrop of the Place adds to the value of adjacent coastal and inland properties. The Santa Barbara Front Place extends forty-six miles and includes a lengthy forest/urban interface zone. Numerous private inholdings provide a mixed land ownership pattern with large lot zoning and generate occasional proposals for land exchanges. The Place includes headwaters of multiple small streams and creeks that flow through agricultural and urban areas before reaching the ocean. Groundwater and surface water sources have been extensively developed for domestic and agricultural uses along the entire front. Three tunnels transport water from the Santa Ynez River through the mountains to Looking up toward Santa Barbara Front Place coastal communities. Very little grazing and from Santa Barbara Harbor no mining occur within this place. Landslides create maintenance problems where highways and other roads cut through steep terrain. Page 77 The Place has a history of large and sometimes devastating wildland fire events. Sundowner winds (unique to the Santa Barbara Front Place) contribute to fastmoving and destructive wildland fires that can threaten adjoining communities. As urbanization spreads towards forested land,
Page 1 and 2:
United States Department of Agricul
Page 3:
Land Management Plan Part 2 Los Pad
Page 6 and 7:
APPENDIX A - SPECIAL DESIGNATION OV
Page 8 and 9:
LM 1 - Landscape Aesthetics........
Page 10 and 11:
Document Format Protocols The follo
Page 12 and 13:
Page 14 and 15:
Page 16 and 17:
Page 18 and 19:
Page 20 and 21:
Page 22 and 23:
Page 24 and 25:
Page 26 and 27:
Page 28 and 29:
Page 30 and 31:
Page 32 and 33:
Page 34 and 35:
Page 36 and 37: Land Management Plan Part 2 Los Pad
Page 136 and 137:
Page 138 and 139:
Page 140 and 141:
Page 142 and 143:
Page 144 and 145:
Page 146 and 147:
Page 148 and 149:
Page 150 and 151:
Page 152 and 153:
Page 154 and 155:
show all

Land Management Plan - Part 2 Los Padres National Forest Strategy

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?