Annual Report 2005 (62.7MB) - Western Riverside County Regional ...

5.0 MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES5.6 Future Management ActivitiesDuring 2006, management will receive its first official budget. With this, management willbegin to increase staff with the additional hiring of another Ranger (Park Ranger Supervisor),Park Maintenance Worker, and a Natural Resources Specialist. These positions have been filled,and the new personnel should be on site during the last quarter of the 2005-2006 fiscal year. Thedecision about hiring a professional law enforcement person (e.g., Sheriff, Fish & GameWarden) is still under consideration by the RCA.Major goals and tasks for the 2006-2007 fiscal year include:• Complete Initial Management and Evaluation Report evaluations for existing propertiesand newly acquired lands• Increase patrol and maintenance efforts• Purchase and install much-needed fencing and other access controls, such as k-rails orboulder fences• Perform necessary infrastructure improvements on existing properties• Continue coordination with monitoring staff and formalize a new meeting schedule withthe RCA for management and monitoring coordination• Complete writing a 10-year management plan for the Gavilan Habitat Management Unit,the first of the 9 units to be completed• Continue and increase cooperation and coordination with local law enforcement entities• Continue to provide acquisition support for the RCA by performing initial inspectionsand, in some cases, remedial actions for newly acquired properties• Formulate and seek approval for a volunteer program to assist management activities.In 2005, the District managed 28 properties acquired for the MSHCP, totaling approximately6,467 acres.Western Riverside County MSHCP October 2006Annual Report (January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005) 5-5