Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Nicholas J. Calderon, Parks Director
Subject: Pescadero Creek County Park Climate and Habitat Resiliency Plan
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The adoption of the Pescadero Creek County Park Climate and Habitat Resiliency Plan; and
B) The establishment of the Pescadero Creek County Park Trust Fund, which will support future restoration and stewardship activities solely within Pescadero Creek County Park.
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BACKGROUND:
As part of the San Mateo County Parks Department's ("Department") response to the CZU Lightning Complex Fire, a comprehensive forest resource assessment was conducted for Pescadero Creek County Park ("Park"). The assessment, which was conducted by Auten Resource Consulting ("ARC"), analyzed impaired forest conditions and opportunities to conduct forest management work within areas of the Park impacted by the fire and historic logging operations. Through this assessment, over 1,000 acres of the total 5,943 acres that comprise the Park were identified as areas where forest management work could improve ecological function of the forest and mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfire. To identify the types of projects that could accomplish these goals and standards that should be met to maximize effectiveness, a Climate and Habitat Resiliency Plan ("CHRP") was developed for the Park.
The CHRP provides a comprehensive strategy and clear standards for forest management work in the Park. It also outlines the regulatory framework these forest management projects may need to comply with prior to implementation. Components of the CHRP are intended to allow for streamlined implementation of:
* Ecologically restorative forest health and fuels reduction treatment activities.
* Forest density reduction projects and selective thinning of forest resources.
* Sensitive resource protection, impact avoidance, a...
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