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Oswegatchie Conservation Easement Recreation Management Plan (RMP) Outlines NYSDEC’S Proposed Management for the Property Moving Forward OSWEGATCHIE CONSERVATION EASEMENT RECREATION MANAGEMENT PLAN Towns of Croghan and Diana Lewis County May 2019 DIVISION OF LANDS AND FORESTS For more information contact: NYSDEC Lowville Office 7327 State Rt. 812, Lowville, NY 13367 (315) 376-3521 [email protected] www.dec.ny.gov ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Planning Team Matthew Nowak Sr. Natural Resources Planner NYSDEC – Lands and Forests Keith Rivers Supervising Forester NYSDEC – Lands and Forests David Smith Regional Forester NYSDEC – Lands and Forests Contributors Max Wolckenhauer Natural Resources Planner NYSDEC – Lands and Forests Jim Sessions Forester 3 NYSDEC – Lands and Forests Kramer Kwaczala Forester 1 NYSDEC – Lands and Forests Brent Planty C.O.S. 1 NYSDEC – Operations Doug Kirkbride C.O.S. 2 NYSDEC – Operations Carole Fraser Universal Access Coordinator NYSDEC – Operations Rodger Klindt Aquatic Biologist NYSDEC – Fisheries Steven Heerkens Wildlife Biologist NYSDEC – Wildlife Andrew MacDuff Wildlife Biologist NYSDEC – Wildlife Angelena Ross Wildlife Biologist NYSDEC – Wildlife Michael Schiavone Wildlife Biologist NYSDEC – Wildlife Timothy Burpoe Landowner Representative Molpus Timberlands Management Jeff Denkenberger Landowner Representative Molpus Timberlands Management Nate Dickerson Landowner Representative Molpus Timberlands Management _____________________________________________________________________________ Oswegatchie Conservation Easement – Recreation Management Plan May 2019 2 MANAGEMENT PLAN SUMMARY The Oswegatchie Conservation Easement encompasses approximately 16,929 acres in the Towns of Croghan and Diana in Lewis County, including more than 14,000 acres located within the Adirondack Park. The property includes 3.5 miles of the Middle Branch of the Oswegatchie River, shares 9.6 miles of boundary with forest preserve lands, and 0.6 miles of boundary with state forest land. The Oswegatchie Conservation Easement Recreation Management Plan (RMP) outlines NYSDEC’s proposed management for the property moving forward. RMP Management Proposal Summary - Passenger vehicle use on 12.7 miles of roads, which provide access to the conservation easement and adjacent forest preserve lands; - A new 5.7 mile Motorized Access Program for People with Disabilities route, leading to the Blue Swamp Tract; - Designation/construction of 17.6 miles of snowmobile routes (most existing) and 6.7 miles of alternative snowmobile routes to be used during logging operation closures; - Seasonal ATV use on Bald Mountain Road (5.2 miles) will be allowed and administered by Lewis County subject to a temporary revocable permit; - Designation/construction of 6.1 miles of hiking trails; - Designation/construction of 6 parking areas; - Designation of 8 campsites (1 universally accessible); - Hunting, fishing and trapping throughout the Property (hunting subject to exclusive rights outlined in conservation easement deed). Notable Revisions Made to the RMP Following the 2017 Public Comment Period - The conservation easement deed has been uploaded to the NYSDEC website and linked in the RMP; - Subject to an annually reviewed temporary revocable permit, Lewis County will be authorized to administer seasonal ATV use on Bald Mountain Road; - The alternative snowmobile route originally proposed on Long Lake Trail has been moved to an old forest management trail extending from Silver Dawn Road (the Mink Creek Trail); - Additional alternative snowmobile routes are proposed west of Palmer Creek and between Bald Mountain and Blue Swamp Roads; - A new parking area and ¼ mile foot trail providing easier access to Deer Pond has been proposed. _____________________________________________________________________________ Oswegatchie Conservation Easement – Recreation Management Plan May 2019 3 Table of Contents USE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ..................................................................................................... 7 PURPOSE OF THE RECREATION MANAGEMENT PLAN (RMP) ................................................................... 8 LOCATION OF THE OSWEGATCHIE CONSERVATION EASEMENT ............................................................. 9 I. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................... 10 A. OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 10 B. TRACT AND COMPARTMENT DESCRIPTIONS .................................................................................................. 10 C. ADJACENT LANDS AND RIGHTS-OF WAY ...................................................................................................... 11 D. PROPERTY HISTORY ................................................................................................................................. 13 E. CURRENT LANDOWNER USE OF THE PROPERTY ............................................................................................ 14 F. PUBLIC RECREATION RIGHTS ...................................................................................................................... 14 II. PROPERTY RESOURCES ................................................................................................................. 16 A. NATURAL RESOURCES .............................................................................................................................. 16 B. MANMADE AND CULTURAL RESOURCES ...................................................................................................... 26 III. PUBLIC USE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT ................................................................... 28 A. ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................................................................................... 28 B. PRINCIPALS, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................................... 33 C. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ................................................................................................................. 35 D. GUIDELINES ............................................................................................................................................ 36 E. STANDARDS ............................................................................................................................................ 39 F. PUBLIC INPUT .......................................................................................................................................... 42 G. RECREATION USE CONSTRAINTS ................................................................................................................ 43 IV. PROPOSED RECREATION MANAGEMENT ACTIONS ..................................................................... 44 A. GENERAL MANAGEMENT ACTIONS ............................................................................................................. 44 B. SPECIFIC RECREATION MANAGEMENT ACTIONS ............................................................................................ 47 V. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE AND ESTIMATED BUDGET .............................................................. 61 TABLE 6. OSWEGATCHIE CONSERVATION EASEMENT RMP IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE & BUDGET ............................... 62 TABLE 7. OSWEGATCHIE CONSERVATION EASEMENT ANNUAL MAINTENANCE BUDGET .................................................. 64 VII. REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................. 65 _____________________________________________________________________________ Oswegatchie Conservation Easement – Recreation Management Plan May 2019 5 VIII. APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................... 66 APPENDIX A: ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................ 67 APPENDIX B: CONSERVATION EASEMENT RECREATION LANGUAGE ............................................................................. 68 APPENDIX C: SUGGESTED PUBLIC RECREATION RIGHTS FOR ACQUISITION .................................................................... 74 APPENDIX D: METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF GARBAGE AND DEBRIS FROM THE LASSITER CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ........... 75 APPENDIX E: OSWEGATCHIE CONSERVATION EASEMENT ROAD & SNOWMOBILE TRAIL STANDARDS ................................ 76 APPENDIX F: BREEDING BIRD ATLAS SPECIES FOR OSWEGATCHIE CONSERVATION EASEMENT BLOCKS ............................. 78 APPENDIX G: PUBLIC COMMENTS AND RESPONSE SUMMARY ..................................................................................... 81 APPENDIX H: SEQRA NEGATIVE DECLARATION ....................................................................................................... 92 APPENDIX I: INVENTORY OF PROPERTY ROADS....................................................................................................... 102 APPENDIX J: INVENTORY OF SHARED ROADS, TRAILS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................. 102 APPENDIX K: OSWEGATCHIE CONSERVATION EASEMENT TOPOGRAPHY MAP ............................................................. 106 APPENDIX L: OSWEGATCHIE CONSERVATION EASEMENT HYDROLOGY MAP ................................................................ 107 APPENDIX M: OSWEGATCHIE CONSERVATION
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