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La Verne Wilderness Area Management and Public Access Plan Community Service Department and Back of Cover DO NOT PRINT THIS PAGE DELETE FROM PDF La Verne Wilderness Area Management and Public Access Plan City of La Verne Community Service and Community Development Departments 3660 D Street La Verne, California 91750 prepared with the assistance of Rincon Consultants 250 East 1st Street, Suite 301 Los Angeles, California 90012 2M Associates Box 7036 Landscape Station Berkeley, California 94707 June 2018 Cover image: Northern Mixed Chaparral community at the western edge of the La Verne Wilderness Area, facing southwest © Rincon Consultants, Inc. 2016 Back of Title Page DO NOT PRINT THIS PAGE DELETE FROM PDF La Verne Wilderness Area Management and Public Access Plan Table of Contents Vision .......................................................................................................................................... 1 Existing Conditions ...................................................................................................................... 1 Regional Setting ....................................................................................................................... 1 La Verne Wilderness Area ........................................................................................................ 2 Wildlife Habitat Conditions ...................................................................................................... 4 Watershed Conditions.............................................................................................................. 6 Jurisdictional Waters and Wetlands ..................................................................................... 6 Wildfire Conditions .................................................................................................................. 9 Existing Public Access Conditions ............................................................................................. 9 Management and Public Access Plan History ............................................................................. 11 Background ............................................................................................................................ 11 Intent and Purpose ................................................................................................................ 12 Goals, Objectives, and Actions ................................................................................................... 13 Wildlife Habitat Conservation Goals ....................................................................................... 13 Goal #1: Preserve and Enhance Wildlife Habitat Corridors and Diversity .......................... 15 Public Safety Goals ................................................................................................................. 16 Flood Risk .......................................................................................................................... 17 Goal #2: Provide Flood Hazard Management ................................................................... 20 Wildfire Risk ...................................................................................................................... 20 Goal #3: Provide Wildfire Hazard Management ............................................................... 21 Public Access Goals ................................................................................................................ 21 Goal #4: Provide a Tranquil and Safe Visitor Experience ................................................... 25 Goal #5: Provide Controlled Public Access ....................................................................... 26 General Management Goals ................................................................................................... 27 Goal #6: Cooperate with Others in Management of the Wilderness Area ......................... 27 Goal #7: Provide Sufficient Onsite Presence to Manage the Wilderness Area ................... 28 Goal #8: Reflect Changes in Surrounding Use and Ownership Conditions ......................... 28 Goal #9: Obtain Sufficient Funds to Assure Full Implementation of the Management Plan29 Implementation ........................................................................................................................ 31 Priorities ................................................................................................................................ 31 References ................................................................................................................................ 33 City of La Verne i Table of Contents List of Figures Figure 1 Project Location ................................................................................................................... 3 Figure 2 Wilderness Area Vegetation ................................................................................................. 5 Figure 3 City of La Verne Rivers and Major Tributaries ....................................................................... 7 Figure 4 Wilderness Area Riverine and Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetlands ................................... 8 Figure 5 Wilderness Area Habitat Enhancement Opportunities ....................................................... 14 Figure 6 Recommended Locations of Woody Debris Racks .............................................................. 18 Figure 7 Conceptualized Woody Debris Rack ................................................................................... 19 Figure 8 Conceptual Public Access ................................................................................................... 23 Figure 9 Conceptual Public Access: Inset ......................................................................................... 24 List of Tables Table 1 Vegetation Communities ....................................................................................................... 4 Table 2 Implementation Priorities for Individual Goals .................................................................... 31 Appendices Appendix A Wilderness Area Vegetation and Wildlife species Appendix B Public Workshop Summaries Appendix C Estimated Implementation Costs ii Community Services and Community Development Departments La Verne Wilderness Area Management and Public Access Plan Vision The Wilderness Area is a place where natural resources are managed for diversity. Through controlled public access, it offers a sense of tranquility where individuals and small groups can safely visit to experience, enjoy, and learn. The Wilderness Area is a benefit to its immediate neighbors and the city as a whole. View of Northern Mixed Chaparral along western portion of La Verne Wilderness Area, facing west. ©Rincon Consultants, Inc. 2016. City of La Verne 1 Vision This page left intentionally blank. 2 Community Services and Community Development Departments La Verne Wilderness Area Management and Public Access Plan Existing Conditions Regional Setting The city of La Verne is located in the foothills of the San Gabriel and Pomona calleys in the eastern portion of Los Angeles County. The entire incorporated area measures approximately 9.09 square miles. La Verne is bordered by unincorporated portions of Los Angeles County to the north, Claremont to the east, Pomona to the south, and San Dimas to the west. La Verne is located on a broad alluvial fan at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains. The mountain range serves as a striking backdrop to the City on its northern edge. A variety of land holdings in the northern portions of La Verne are preserved as open space, and areas north of these areas are encompassed in the Angeles National Forest and the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. The Angeles National Forest was established by Executive Order in December 1892 and covers approximately 700,000 acres. The Forest, including the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, provides open space to more than 15 million people living within 90 minutes of the area, and provides a portion of the drinking water to Los Angeles. The land within the Forest is as diverse in appearance and terrain as it is in the opportunities it provides for enjoyment. Elevations range from 1,200 feet to the 10,064-foot Mt. San Antonio, nicknamed Mt. Baldy. Much of the Forest is covered with dense chaparral that shifts to pine and fir-covered slopes at the higher elevations. San Gabriel Mountains National Monument sign, image courtesy USDA Forest Service. City of La Verne 1 Existing Conditions The San Gabriel Mountains National Monument (Monument) is located primarily in the Angeles National Forest and measures 346,177 acres. The Antiquities Act of 1906 grants the President or Congress the authority to designate national monuments in order to protect “objects of historic or scientific interest.” The Monument was established in 2014 and is the eighth Forest Service- managed national monument. The Monument is the heaviest used area in the Angeles National Forest, which receives more than four million visitors per year. Hiking, biking, horseback riding, off- highway vehicle use, fishing, hang-gliding, hunting and picnicking are just a few of the recreational activities in the Monument. Deep canyons, many with perennial streams, provide crucial habitat for rare and unique wildlife, including the California condor, the California spotted owl, bighorn sheep, and 1,000-year-old limber pines. The Monument is also rich with cultural and historic sites. Within the Monument, more
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