San Bernardino National Forest Land Management Plan - Part 2

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Land Management Plan Part 2 San Bernardino National Forest Strategy September 2005 Lytle Creek Place is very popular as a gathering location, especially for the area's ethnically diverse population dominated by Latino visitors. Family units share traditional, cultural values within the cool confines of the shaded streams and refreshing water during hot summer days in this Place. Water-based recreation is popular here during the warmer months, with waterplay, fishing, picnicking, and dispersed camping concentrated mainly along the canyon bottoms of the Middle and North Forks of Lytle Creek. Recreation impacts affect portions of the creek and management is needed to allow vegetative recovery in some locations. Dispersed camping opportunities at Yellow Post sites in the upper reaches of the North Fork are numerous here. Other activities include sightseeing, hiking, hunting, and photography. Lytle Creek Firing Line (a popular concessionaire managed target shooting area) is located here. The Applewhite Picnic Area and Campground is located adjacent to the North Fork of Lytle Creek. There is a lack of designated trails originating from the campground and picnic area, as well as easy access loops for families hiking in the canyons. The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail crosses the Place near its northern boundary. The Cucamonga Wilderness can be accessed via trails located along the Middle Fork of Lytle Creek and from San Antonio Canyon on the west. A native plant garden with bilingual interpretive signing and the recently renovated front office interpretive display at the Lytle Creek District Office are visited by thousands of school children annually. Unlawful activities, such as trash dumping, unauthorized off-road vehicle use, and property vandalism are reoccurring difficulties. Other unlawful activities, such as marijuana cultivation, methamphetamine lab dumps, and abandonment of stolen vehicles are increasing as areas adjacent to the national forest are being developed. Eligible Wild and Scenic Rivers: • Lytle Creek - Middle Fork 2.4 miles Existing Wilderness: • Cucamonga Wilderness 8,350 acres • Sheep Mountain Wilderness 1,804 acres Recommended Wilderness: • Cucamonga B (Cucamonga Wilderness) 6,516 acres • Sheep Mountain (Sheep Mountain Wilderness) 1,823 acres Total national forest acres--Lytle Creek Place: 42,384 Desired Condition: Lytle Creek Place is maintained as a natural appearing landscape that functions as a location for family-oriented, day-use and dispersed and developed recreation. The valued landscape attributes to be preserved over time are scattered riparian-area vegetation, the presence of mature stands of mixed conifer and bigcone Douglas-fir, the presence of sugar pines, coastal sage scrub, and an age class mosaic in chaparral. Chaparral and forested areas are managed to provide fire protection for adjacent communities, recreation areas, and wildlife habitat. Habitat conditions for threatened, endangered and sensitive species are improving over time. Heritage properties and Native American gathering areas are identified and protected. Access to the Cucamonga Wilderness is maintained. No new winter sports areas or expansion of existing winter sports areas are developed. Property lines are located and managed. Law enforcement presence in high-use areas minimizes unauthorized activities and conflicts. Page 74
September 2005 Land Management Plan Part 2 San Bernardino National Forest Strategy Program Emphasis: Community protection from wildland fire in Lytle Creek is of the highest priority. It will be emphasized through public education, fire prevention, and fuels management in cooperation with city, county and state agencies. Community protection projects identified in the Cucamonga and Sheep Mountain Wildernesses may be implemented to reduce the risk of wildland fire to communities. The scenic focus will be on maintaining a naturally appearing mosaic of chaparral, and mixed conifer forest, montane forest, bigcone Douglas-fir, and riparian vegetation. Habitats for federally listed and Region 5 sensitive species within the Place will be managed to promote species conservation and recovery, with maintenance of water flows and processes being a high priority. Monitoring sheep and sheep habitat response to the Grand Prix Fire of 2003, and working to identify and reduce recreation conflicts with sheep will be a priority. Prescribed fire will be used to develop more natural conditions in bighorn sheep range. Management of the coastal sage scrub community will be emphasized as will removal of invasive non-native species. Important heritage properties will be recorded. We will work with Native Americans to identify traditional cultural properties and to protect gathering areas. Management will focus on providing quality recreation opportunities, balanced with riparian resource protection and enhancement, for the culturally diverse visitors who come to this Place. Existing recreation capacity control within Lytle Creek Canyon will continue and Multilingual Conservation Education Programs will be emphasized. An emphasis will be placed on retaining the primitive nature of the South Fork of Lytle Creek. The Lytle Creek Firing Line will continue to be managed under permit for recreational target shooting and can be used as a model for this activity in other locations. The Lytle Creek Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) project will be maintained and monitored for TES species habitat effects and needed mitigations. A Watershed Conservancy partnership will be explored for implementation. A recreation strategy for the Middle Fork of Lytle Creek and the Cucamonga Wilderness will be created. New recreation opportunities to create non-motorized, short, easy-to-moderate, day loop trails originating from the campground and picnic area will be explored. The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail remains a priority for management and maintenance. Management of recreation residence special-use permit compliance will be improved and conflicts between permit holders and riparian values will be resolved. Accurate national forest boundaries will be reestablished and maintained and encroachment will be reduced. Forest Service field personnel and law enforcement staff will be highly visible. There will be a continued emphasis on preventing unauthorized off-route vehicle travel and unauthorized off-trail use by mountain bikes. Page 75
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