2 Huge Parkland Purchases on the
Northern CA Coast
and others from the Coastal Conservancy
Agendas
for December 2014, and January and March
of 2015
(click on map to enlarge)
State Taxpayers Contribute $7 million to Protect Forests and Enlarge Indian Tribal Lands Near Redwood National Park
6479 ACRES: disburse up to $2,000,000
to the Western Rivers Conservancy to acquire approximately 2400 acres
in Bear Creek and 4,000 acres in the Blue
Creek watershed in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties for the
purposes of preserving and enhancing fish and wildlife habitat.
Another $5 million is coming from the State's Wildlife Conservation
Board, and the remaining $2.9 million is coming from private sources.
Coastal Conservancy 12/4/2014
STAFF REPORT:
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2014/1412/20141204Board07_Blue_Creek_Acquisition.pdf
MAP:
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2014/1412/20141204Board07_Blue_Creek_Acquisition_Ex1.pdf
Previously, the Yurok tribe purchased
over 22,000 acres of forest lands along the lower Klamath River in
2011 with help from state taxpayers and the WRC. The total purchase
is planned to total 47,000 acres from the Green Diamond Resources
Inc. timber firm (formerly called Simpson Timber)
More Info: http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2012/01/huge-areas-along-nor-cals-klamath-river.html
http://yournec.org/content/blue-creek-returns-yurok-tribe
http://yournec.org/content/blue-creek-returns-yurok-tribe
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MORE ON THE NORTH COAST:
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2419 ACRES: disburse up to $960,000 of
these funds to The Nature Conservancy to acquire a working forest
easement over the 2,419 acre Parker
Ranch, located adjacent to the Ten Mile River, Mendocino County,
to preserve open space and fish and wildlife habitat and for
sustainable timber production. Coastal Conservancy 1/29/2015
STAFF REPORT:
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2015/1501/20150129Board09_Parker_Ranch_Easement.pdf
MAP:
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2015/1501/20150129Board09_Parker_Ranch_Easement_Ex1.pdf
1.8 ACRES: disburse up to $65,000 to
the City of Point Arena for the acquisition of the 1.8 acre Point
Arena Cove Property, located in Point Arena, Mendocino County,
for the purposes of open space, habitat protection, and public
access. Coastal Conservancy 12/4/2014
STAFF REPORT:
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2014/1412/20141204Board03H_Point_Arena_Cove_Acquisition.pdf
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SAN FRANCISCO BAY:
21 ACRES: disburse up to $450,000 to
the Peninsula Open Space Trust to acquire the 21-acre Thompson
property on Pillar Point Bluff, just north of Half Moon Bay in
San Mateo County, to provide public access and preserve the
property’s natural resources. Coastal Conservancy 1/29/2015
STAFF REPORT:
approval of the Pedro
Point Headlands Implementation Plan and authorization: 1) to
transfer three parcels owned by the State on behalf of the
Conservancy at Pedro Point Headlands, City of Pacifica, to San Mateo
County for open space preservation, natural resource protection and
public access; 2) to reserve from that transfer approximately 0.6
acres for sale at fair market value to an adjacent private landowner
to settle an encroachment dispute; and 3)for its Executive Officer to
take all necessary steps to implement the transfer and sale. Coastal
Conservancy 3/26/2015
STAFF REPORT:
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2015/1503/20150326Board13_Pedro_Point_Headlands.pdf
MAP:
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2015/1503/20150326Board13_Pedro_Point_Headlands_Ex1.pdf
44 ACRES: disburse up to $262,500 to
the Muir Heritage Land Trust for acquisition of the West
Hills Farm property near the City of Martinez and adjacent to the
John Muir National Historic Site in Contra Costa County. Coastal
Conservancy 1/29/2015
STAFF REPORT:
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CENTRAL COAST:
82 ACRES: disburse up to $646,500,
including $510,222 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National
Coastal Wetlands Conservation Program, to the Coastal San Luis
Resource Conservation District to acquire, and prepare a restoration
plan for,the 82-acre Morrissey Ranch located along lower Los
Osos Creek in the Morro Bay watershed in San Luis Obispo County.
Coastal Conservancy 1/29/2015
STAFF REPORT:
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY:
disburse up to $1,000,000 to the
California Department of Transportation for environmental assessment
and design of a wildlife crossing near the interchange of U.S. 101
and Liberty
Canyon Road in the City of Agoura Hills, and to enter into a
joint powers agreement with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.
Coastal Conservancy 1/29/2015
STAFF REPORT:
http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2015/1501/20150129Board06_Liberty_Canyon_Wildlfe_Crossing.pdf
1 comment:
Thanks for helping save some free space for me to explore when I return to California!
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