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Tijeras Arroyo Biological Zone (Bio-Zone) Open Space Resource Management Plan Tijeras Arroyo Biological Zone (Bio-Zone) Open Space Resource Management Plan Tijeras Arroyo Open Space Properties and Adjacent Lands City of Albuquerque ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS City of Albuquerque Mayor Martin J. Chavéz City Council City Administration Ken Sanchez District 1 Ed Adams, P.E. Debbie O’Malley District 2 Chief Administrative Officer Isaac Benton District 3 Irene Garcia Brad Winter District 4 Chief Operations Officer Michael J. Cadigan District 5 Jay Evans Rey Gardu ño District 6 Parks and Recreation Director Sally Mayer District 7 Colleen Frenz Trudy Jones District 8 Deputy Director, Parks and Recreation Don Harris District 9 City of Albuquerque Open Space Division Matt Schmader, Ph.D. Superintendent, Open Space Division Tony Barron Assistant Superintendent, Open Space Division Jim Sattler Supervisor, Visitor Services and Resource Management James L. Lewis Associate Planner, Open Space Division Draft Tijeras Bio-Zone Draft Table of Contents 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 Acronyms 3 Figure 1: Location Map 1.1 Goals for Tijeras Arroyo Biological Zone 5 1.2 Objectives for Tijeras Arroyo Biological Zone 6 1.3 Necessary/Potential Improvements to Tijeras Arroyo Biological Zone 6 2. PURPOSE 7 3. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION 7 Figure 2: TABZ Boundary Map Figure 3: Ownership Map 3.1 Study History 7 3.2 Existing Conditions 8 3.3 Topography, Soils, Climate, and Geology 8 Figure 4: Topography Map Figure 5: Soils Map Figure 6: Precipitation Map Figure 7: Geology Map 3.4 Plant Communities 14 Figure 8: Vegetation Communities Map Figure 9: Springs and Seeps Site Map Figure 10: Wetland Areas Map 3.5 Wildlife Communities 21 Figure 11: Wildlife Habitat Map 3.6 Wildlife Corridors, Trails, and Use Areas 24 3.7 Protected Species 26 Figure 12: Protected Species and their Habitat Map Figure 13: Migratory Bird Use Areas and Nests Map 4. HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES 29 4.1 Site History and Culture 29 5. LAND USE 31 5.1 Current On-site Activities 31 5.2 Structures 33 5.3 Trail Conditions 33 6. KEY ISSUES 34 6.1 Future Acquisition 34 6.2 Protection of the Natural Character of the Land 39 6.3 Natural and Cultural Resources 39 6.4 Trailhead Improvements 40 6.5 Recreational Opportunities 40 6.6 Trail development and conditions 41 6.7 Sustainable Trail Design 42 6.8 “Limits of Acceptable Change” as a Management Strategy 43 6.9 Signage and Boundary Protection 43 2 Draft Tijeras Bio-Zone Draft 6.10 Environmental Education/Interpretation 44 6.11 Stewardship and Volunteer Coordination 44 7. RESOURCE AND VISITOR PROTECTION 45 7.1 Operations and maintenance 45 7.2 Resource management and visitor services 45 8. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES 46 8.1 Acquisition 46 8.2 Visitor Access and Information 46 Figure 14: Potential Habitat Restoration Opportunities Map Figure 15: East Section Potential Habitat Restoration Opportunities Map Figure 16: Center Section Potential Habitat Restoration Opportunities Map Figure 17: West Section Potential Habitat Restoration Opportunities Map Figure 18: Contrast of Existing Habitat and Disclimax Areas Map 8.3 Property Improvements 59 8.4 Visitor Access and Information 59 8.5 Trails 60 8.6 Shared Uses 61 8.7 Educational Opportunities 61 8.8 Stewardship and Volunteer Programs 61 8.9 Visitor and Resource Protection: Operations and Maintenance 63 8.10 Resource Management and Visitor Services 63 9. IMPLEMENTATION 64 9.1 Biological Zone Natural and Cultural Resource Protection and Enhancement 64 9.2 Environmental Education and Interpretation 65 9.3 Trail Improvements 65 9.4 Parking Area 66 REFERENCES 67 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 69 APPENDIX A- City Council Resolution 71 APPENDIX B- Plant Species 74 APPENDIX C- Animal Species 82 APPENDIX D- Relevant Planning Documents 88 Acronyms • COA - City of Albuquerque • OSD - Open Space Division • MPOS - Major Public Open Space • RMP - Resource Management Plan • TABZ - Tijeras Arroyo Biological Preservation Zone • Bio-Zone - Biological Preservation Zone • Marron - Marron and Associates, Inc. • OSAB - Open Space Advisory Board • RMVS - Resource Management and Visitor Service • OSV - Open Space Volunteer program • TWV - Trail Watch Volunteer program • CIOTE - Community Interpreters of the Environment 3 Draft Tijeras Bio-Zone Draft Tijeras Arroyo Biological Zone Resource Management Plan City of Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department Open Space Division 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The City of Albuquerque (COA) is interested in creating a biological preservation zone (Bio-Zone) within existing COA Open Space Division (OSD) managed lands, parcels owned by other agencies, and private lands adjacent to the Tijeras Arroyo (Tijeras Creek). A Bio-Zone is an area where conservation of wildlife habitat, restoration to enhance biological diversity, and the protection of all natural and cultural resources are the main functions within the zone. This type of zone shall restrict development within the Tijeras Arroyo floodplain and focus on managing the zone for its biology, cultural history, and natural character. The interest in creating a Bio-Zone Plan was enacted through City Council resolution, C/S R-07- 278 (appendix A), requiring the City to develop a master plan for a bio-zone preserve describing methods of preservation, management, and restoration. The objective of this Bio-Zone Resource Management Plan (RMP) is to preserve remaining native vegetation and wildlife habitat, restore native vegetation and wildlife habitat where feasible within the study area, and provide increased low- impact recreational opportunities to area residents. Another important aspect of this Plan is to minimize, through bioswale filtering, the amount of storm water pollutants entering arroyo from adjacent developed areas. The RMP area is located within Tijeras Canyon and Tijeras Arroyo in southeast Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico (Figure 1). The RMP location appears on the Tijeras, New Mexico U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute quadrangle map. The COA Bio-Zone Plan area extends along Tijeras Canyon and the Tijeras Arroyo for approximately 3.7 miles from the Carñuel Interstate-40 interchange westward to the boundary of Kirtland Air Force Base. Two local consulting firms, Marron and Sites Southwest, contributed greatly to the plan through extensive field surveys and reports. Information utilized in this study was gathered from field surveys of the study area, remote sensing, and previous work done in the area. Several private parcels were not surveyed and that information is based on non-field methods and inference. Historically, the scrubland, forest, and woodland habitats within Tijeras Canyon abruptly transitioned to desert grassland near Tramway Boulevard. Within the last two decades, most of this habitat along the western base of the Sandia 4 Draft Tijeras Bio-Zone Draft Mountains has been developed. Human-associated disturbances in and around the Plan area have created barriers and dangers for wildlife, known as “habitat fragmentation”, which likely affects local and long distance movements or migrations. The human population is projected to increase along the study corridor during the next 20 years, which will likely result in further loss of wildlife and habitat if effective and permanent measures are not implemented. This RMP introduces measures to prevent further loss of wildlife and plant habitat. For future planning, vegetation zones and wildlife habitats within the Plan area were mapped, and locations of preservation and restoration value were identified. Recommendations for preserving and improving habitat are presented. A Class I (records search) and Class II (field reconnaissance) Cultural Resource Survey were conducted by Marron and Associates, Inc. (Marron) and are summarized in section 4 of this RMP. This RMP is intended to facilitate a better understanding of the vegetative structures, wildlife habitat, and restoration opportunities present within the Plan area. By understanding these variables, habitats can be preserved and enhanced while an increasing human population can also thrive and benefit. The RMP also provides recommendations and implementation measures to preserve and improve vegetation, wildlife habitat, and locate areas for low-impact recreational use in the Tijeras Arroyo Bio-Zone. A major management obstacle is the multitude of parcels owned by many different private citizens or governmental agencies (See Figure 2) throughout the Plan area. Collaboration, acquisition, transfers, coordination, and possible donations between the parcel owners and COA Open Space Division will be necessary to achieve the goals and objectives of this RMP. The Open Space Division has been coordinating with the COA Planning Department to incorporate certain aspects of the East Gateway Plan Sector Development Plan (soon to be completed) with the Bio-Zone RMP. For example, Singing Arrow Park, an adjacent archaeological site, and other City owned lands nearby could be incorporated into the OSD network to create additional opportunities for parking and trailhead access into the Bio-Zone. 1.1 Goals for Tijeras Arroyo Biological Zone (TABZ) Major Public Open Space (MPOS) are: • Conservation of natural resources, wildlife, and environmental features; • Conservation and protection of cultural resources; • Provision of opportunities for outdoor education and low-impact recreation; • Enhance vegetative biodiversity habitat within disclimax areas and the overall Bio-Zone. 5 Draft Tijeras Bio-Zone Draft 1.2 Objectives for TABZ are: • Preserve remaining native vegetation communities; • Restore native vegetation in needed areas;
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