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In December 2014, the OHMVR Division acquired 50 privately-owned parcels in eastern Kern County. California’s Public Works Board approved the acquisition at their November 14, 2014, meeting. The acquired lands are classified by California State Parks as SVRA lands (California State Parks 2013, 1-1). On October 3, 2013, the OHMVR Division approved the Eastern Kern County Acquisition project and adopted the acquisition Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The EIR considers the environmental effects of the OHMVR Division acquiring and managing the project properties and is required under CEQA (PRC § 21000 et seq.) and the CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations Title 14, § 15000 et seq.). In accordance with the EIR, the OHMVR Division and San Andreas District manage the SVRA and hired full-time law enforcement and environmental scientist staff in the summer of 2016. The EIR planning process included several focused studies to establish a baseline for existing cultural and natural resources for the acquisition parcels and to determine the impacts of purchasing the land for use as a SVRA. The results of these studies and the EIR will serve as the foundation for future resource management planning documents (e.g., WHPP, HMS, Soil Conservation Plan, Trail Management Plan, Storm Water Management Plan, and cultural resource monitoring programs). Five focused studies were conducted for the EIR in the spring and summer of 2012. The focused studies addressed Mohave ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus mohavensis) and other mammals, desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) and other reptiles, birds, vegetation communities and rare plants, and cultural resources. Many of the surveys were directed at the eastern parcels within the OHV use area because these parcels have been subject to the most intensive OHV use. Where time and budget allowed, other parcels were also surveyed (California State Parks 2013, 2-11). Focused studies include: •§ Botanical Resources Report •§ Desert Tortoise Survey of Property Acquisition Project, Kern County •§ Property Acquisition Project Avian Study •§ Special-Status Wildlife Surveys for Property Acquisition Project, Kern County •§ Cultural Resource Survey for the Onyx Ranch Acquisition Kern County •§ Preliminary Assessment of Erosion Hazard Potential for Eastern Kern County In addition, the OHMVR Division hired a consultant to conduct a cultural resource inventory and develop a CRMP. The consultant identified 126 archaeological sites, including prehistoric and historic sites (McGuire and Waechter 2016, 1). The document was submitted in draft form to the OHMVR Division in July 2016. Once approved, the CRMP will guide the management of cultural resources for the SVRA and inform future planning efforts. Historic structure 2017 Program Report 93
Law Enforcement San Andreas District State Park Peace Officers from Hungry Valley SVRA conduct regular law enforcement patrols at Onyx Ranch SVRA. Law enforcement patrols expand in October coinciding with the busier visitation season. As of July 2016, the San Andreas District hired two State Park Peace Officers to help protect the cultural and natural resources within the SVRA. Rockhounding Pursuant to PRC Section 5001.65, in March 2015 State Parks approved rockhounding on Onyx Ranch SVRA lands. Rockhounding is the recreational gathering of rock and mineral specimens. No commercial collection is allowed. Memorandum of Understanding San Andreas District and the BLM Ridgecrest Field Office developed an MOU to coordinate efforts and maximize state and federal land management resources in the area of the Onyx Ranch SVRA lands. The MOU is in the signature phase. Phase II Acquisition – Kelso Valley Parcels The OHMVR Division acquired three additional parcels near the intersection of Jawbone Canyon Road and Kelso Valley Road. The Kelso Valley parcels were identified as a potential future acquisition in the EIR. The Kelso Valley parcels were approved for site selection by California’s Public Works Board on August 17, 2015, and the acquisition was completed in December 2015. Prior to the acquisition, the OHMVR Division and the Acquisition and Development Division of State Parks prepared a Historical Evaluation and Determination of Eligibility report on the historic structures within the Kelso Valley parcels (Bevil 2015). This comprehensive report will help guide the management of these historic structures and will be a guiding document for a future planning efforts. Grazing Lease with BLM Permitee Ranching and livestock grazing is a historic activity that occurred in the region for at least 80 years and on nearly all of the parcels at the time State Parks acquired the lands in 2015 (California State Parks 2013, 4-13). As the guiding interim management document, the EIR recommended that the existing uses, including grazing, would continue on the property, subject to appropriate cultural and natural resource protection measures (see Section 2.5.2.3, Management Measures, of the EIR). 94 California State Parks, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission
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California State Parks Mission Stat
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Message from the Chair It is with g
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OHMVR Division Vision Statement The
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Introduction California is the nati
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Program Goals The goals of the OHMV
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OHMVR Commission The OHMVR Act esta
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OHMVR Division The OHMVR Division o
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Fuel Taxes Fuel taxes represent app
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Economic Benefit Associated with OH
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•§ California Air Resources Boar
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1990 1991 Prairie City SVRA General
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GOAL 1 - Sustain Existing Opportuni
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egard to their proposed project. Ap
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•§ SVRA environmental scientists
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County provides trail maintenance f
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•§ Hollister Hills SVRA is enter
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Goal 2 Objectives Add new OHV oppor
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national forests in the Region to p
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participants to ask questions and d
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members of the FTHL Interagency Coo
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development opportunities have allo
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•§ As part of the park’s storm
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site locations should be restricted
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Table 2. Percentage of vegetation a
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OHMVR Division law enforcement team
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OHMVR Division Grants and Cooperati
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OHV activity on the trail. The surv
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evacuate local communities during d
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State Controller’s Office Divisio
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OHV routes are color coded specific
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Clear Creek Management Area The Cle
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is on BLM-administered lands. Thirt
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More recently, there have been effo
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4x4 play area and obstacle course,
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The new owners destroyed the town
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Park History The history of Clay Pi
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District manage the SVRA and hired
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The California gold rush brought Ar
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winding trails and paths, and inter
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In addition, there are many opportu
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Non-Motorized Recreation: Hollister
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Hungry Valley SVRA Hungry Valley SV
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Hiking in the Oak Preserve: The Oak
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Day Use and Camping: The park offer
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Ocotillo Wells SVRA Ocotillo Wells
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Shell Reef: Park beneath the reef a
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Kid’s Adventure Connection Each w
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Mountain Biking: On Wednesday eveni
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Works Cited Beaupré, K et al. Land
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Heitner, Max, and Lora Elsom. 2015
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Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
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NCCP Natural Community Conservation
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OHMVR COMMISSIONERS TERMS OF OFFICE
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Assembly - #1 Willie Brown John Mot
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