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VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN February 2018 VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN and INITIAL STUDY / NEGATIVE DECLARATION CALAVERAS BIG TREES STATE PARK February 2018 State of California California State Parks Joseph Harvey Environmental Scientist California State Parks-Central Valley District Columbia, CA 95310 Heather M. Reith Senior Environmental Scientist California State Parks-Central Valley District Columbia, CA 95310 Acknowledgments The authors thank the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, an agency of the State of California that provided the funding for the completion of this plan. The authors also thank the following individuals that provided expert input and technical review and were integral in this plans completion: Stephen Bakken and James Suero (CSP Foresters), Wayne Harrison (Senior Environmental Scientist, Retired), Nathanial Wigington (Environmental Scientist), and Linda Dick-Bissonnette (Associate State Archaeologist). Finally, thank you to Central Valley District Superintendent, Jess Cooper and District Services Manager, Liz Steller for your support of this plan and its proposed management practices. NEGATIVE DECLARATION PROJECT: Calaveras Big Trees State Park Vegetation Management Plan LEAD AGENCY: California State Parks AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS: The Initial Study for this Negative Declaration is available for review at: . Central Valley District Headquarters California State Parks 22708 Broadway Street Columbia, CA 95310 . Calaveras Big Trees State Park 1170 State Highway 4 Arnold, CA 95223 . Calaveras County Library-Arnold Branch 1065 Blagen Rd Arnold, CA 95223 . California State Parks Northern Service Center One Capitol Mall, Suite 410 Sacramento, CA 95814 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This plan addresses the management of vegetative resources at Calaveras Big Trees State Park (CBTSP). A long-term vegetation management plan helps to ensure continuity of actions toward mutually accepted management goals and objectives over time. The Sierra Nevada Conservancy, an agency of the State of California, provided funding for this plan. A copy of the Initial Study is attached. Interested parties may address questions or comments regarding this Initial Study/Negative Declaration to: Brad Michalk California State Parks Northern Service Center One Capitol Mall, Ste. 410 Email: [email protected] Fax: 916-445-8883 Pursuant to Section 21082.1 of the California Environmental Quality Act, the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR or California State Parks) has independently reviewed and analyzed the Initial Study and Draft Negative Declaration for the proposed project and finds that these documents reflect the independent judgment of DPR. DPR, as lead agency, also confirms that the i CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1 A. Purpose .................................................................................................................................. 1 B. Scope ..................................................................................................................................... 1 C. Document Organization .......................................................................................................... 1 II. VEGETATION MANAGEMENT GOALS ....................................................................... 5 III. AREA DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................... 7 A. Unit Location and Size (Figure 1) ........................................................................................... 7 B. Topography ............................................................................................................................ 8 C. Climate ................................................................................................................................... 8 D. Hydrology (Figure 2)............................................................................................................... 9 E. Geology ................................................................................................................................ 10 F. Soils ..................................................................................................................................... 11 G. Vegetation (Figures 3a and 3b) ............................................................................................ 11 H. Wildlife .................................................................................................................................. 13 I. Cultural Resources – Prehistoric and Historic ...................................................................... 14 J. Cultural Resources – Park Facilities .................................................................................... 15 IV. VEGETATION MANAGEMENT HISTORY .................................................................. 17 A. Vegetation Management Prior to 1969 ................................................................................. 17 B. Vegetation Management After 1969 ..................................................................................... 17 1. Developed Area Vegetation Management ........................................................................ 17 2. Wildland Area Vegetation Management ........................................................................... 18 3. Non-Native Species Control ............................................................................................. 19 V. WILDLAND AREA VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN ......................................... 21 A. Landscape Management Units of CBTSP ............................................................................ 21 B. Desired Conditions (Objectives) for long-term vegetation management .............................. 25 1. Plant Species of Special Concern .................................................................................... 26 2. Prioritization ...................................................................................................................... 28 C. Treatment Methods .............................................................................................................. 31 D. Manual thinning with biomass removal from site .................................................................. 33 E. Mechanical thinning and removal of large trees ................................................................... 34 2. Non-Native Species Management .................................................................................... 35 3. Seed Collection and Propagation ..................................................................................... 36 F. Constraints to Achieving Objectives ..................................................................................... 38 1. Smoke Management ......................................................................................................... 38 2. Wildlife .............................................................................................................................. 40 3. Cultural Resources ........................................................................................................... 41 4. Public Recreation ............................................................................................................. 42 5. Plant Species of Special Concern .................................................................................... 42 6. Soils and Slope ................................................................................................................. 43 7. Geologically Sensitive Areas ............................................................................................ 43 VI. DEVELOPED AREA VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN ...................................... 45 iii A. Hazard Tree Program ........................................................................................................... 45 B. Protection from Disturbance ................................................................................................. 45 C. Visual and Acoustic Screening ............................................................................................. 46 VII. BEETLE OUTBREAKS ............................................................................................... 47 A. Outbreak Management ......................................................................................................... 47 B. Stand Mortality and Fire ....................................................................................................... 47 C. Stand Mortality Management ............................................................................................... 48 VIII. COMMUNITY RELATIONS and PUBLIC EDUCATION .............................................. 49 X. UNSCHEDULED DISTURBANCES ............................................................................ 51 XI. REVIEW AND APPROVAL ......................................................................................... 53 XII. MONITORING .............................................................................................................. 55 A. General Monitoring ............................................................................................................... 55 B. Project Monitoring ................................................................................................................ 55 1. Pre-Project Sensitive Species Surveys ............................................................................
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