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June 22, 2004 COAL OIL POINT RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA Coal Oil Point Reserve UCSB Natural Reserve System A division of the UC Natural Reserve System Prepared for: University of California UCSB Natural Reserve System Natural Reserve System Marine Science Institute, UCSB Oakland, California Santa Barbara, California UCSB Museum of Systematics and Ecology Publication No. 8a COPR Management Plan June 22 , 2004 Coal Oil Point Reserve (COPR) Advisory Committee (2004-2005): Patricia Holden, Chair Professor, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management Steve Rothstein Professor, Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology Anita Guerrini Professor, Environmental Studies and History Christopher Costello Assistant Professor, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management Cristina Sandoval Director of COPR Russell Schmitt Faculty Advisor for COPR William Murdoch UCSB NRS Director Susan Swarbrick UCSB NRS Assoc. Director 2 UC Natural Reserve System Natural Reserve System Campus Advisory Committee (2003-2004) Joshua Schimel Committee Chair; Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology William. Murdoch Director (ex-officio); Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology Susan Swarbrick Associate Director (ex-officio); UCSB Natural Reserve System Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve William Rice Faculty Advisor (ex-officio); Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology Roger Nisbet Representative; Ecology, Evolution, & Marine Biology Coal Oil Point Reserve Russell . Schmitt Faculty Advisor (ex-officio); Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology Ed Keller Representative; Geological Sciences Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve Steven D. Gaines Faculty Advisor (ex-officio); Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology Bruce Kendall Representative; Bren School of Environmental Science & Management Santa Cruz Island Reserve Sally Holbrook Faculty Advisor (ex-officio); Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology Jim Frew Representative; Bren School of Environmental Science & Management Sedgwick Reserve Joshua Schimel Faculty Advisor (ex-officio); Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology Hank Pitcher Representative; College of Creative Studies Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve John. Melack Faculty Advisor (ex-officio); Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology Frank Davis Representative; Bren School of Environmental Science & Management Members-at-Large Wayne Ferren MSE, Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology Henry Offen Emeritis, Chemistry Scott Hodges Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology Community Representatives Carolyn Chandler Land Trust of Santa Barbara County (Michael Feeney, Alternate) Morgan Wehtje California Department of Fish & Game (Mary Meyer, Alternate) Student Representatives Victoria Minnich Undergraduate Representative; Associated Students Jennifer Bernstein Graduate Representative; Bren School of Env. Sci. & Management 3 COPR Management Plan June 22 , 2004 Natural Reserve System, Office of the President Alexander Glazer Director, University of California Natural Reserve System Chen Yin Noah Associate Director, University of California Natural Reserve System Violet Nakayama Coordinator, University of California Natural Reserve System Dan Costa Chair, NRS Advisory Committee (ex-officio) Contact information regarding this Coal Oil Point Draft Management Plan or the Reserve: Dr. Cristina Sandoval: Coal Oil Point Reserve Director (805) 893-5092 Donna Moore: MSO, UCSB Natural Reserve System (805) 893-4127 Coal Oil Point Reserve website: http://coaloilpoint.ucnrs.org 4 UC Natural Reserve System TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I: PROGRAMS AND PLANS .............................................................................................................. 7 Executive Summary .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Mission of the University of California Natural Reserve System ............................................................... 16 Programs .......................................................................................................................................................... 17 A. User Programs ........................................................................................................................................ 18 1. Research Program ............................................................................................................................... 20 2. Class use (University/College-level) ................................................................................................... 21 3. Public Service Program ....................................................................................................................... 22 B. Habitat Conservation Programs ............................................................................................................ 25 1. Habitat Preservation Program ............................................................................................................. 25 2. Restoration and Enhancement Program .............................................................................................. 26 3. Endangered and Threatened Species Protection and Recovery Program ........................................... 31 4. Animal Damage Control Program ....................................................................................................... 32 C. Stewardship Programs ........................................................................................................................... 34 1. Public Access Program ........................................................................................................................ 34 2. Inventory and Monitoring Program ..................................................................................................... 36 3. Vector Control Program ...................................................................................................................... 36 4. Watershed Management Program ....................................................................................................... 37 5. Flood Control Program ....................................................................................................................... 39 D. Administrative Programs ........................................................................................................................ 40 1. Reserve Administration Program ........................................................................................................ 40 2. Fiscal Program ..................................................................................................................................... 41 3. Infrastructure, Facilities and Equipment Programs ............................................................................. 41 4. Health and Safety Program ................................................................................................................. 42 5. Catastrophic Event Response Program ............................................................................................... 43 6. Cooperative Management Program ..................................................................................................... 44 Summary of Program Goals and Actions ..................................................................................................... 45 Appendices ....................................................................................................................................................... 50 Appendix 1. Coal Oil Point Reserve Access Plan ................................................................................... 51 Appendix 2. Snowy Plover Management Plan (SPMP) .......................................................................... 58 Appendix 3. Habitat Management Plan .................................................................................................. 83 Appendix 4. Approval and Amendment Process .................................................................................... 92 Appendix 5. University of California Natural Reserve System Reserve Use Guidelines. ...................... 94 Appendix 6. 1990 LRDP Policies and NRS Guidelines Relevant to the COPR Draft MP. ................. 104 Appendix 7. Agency Summary. ............................................................................................................ 113 PART II: BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES .................................................................. 125 I. Environmental Setting ........................................................................................................................ 126 5 COPR Management Plan June 22 , 2004 II. History of the Coal Oil Point Reserve Area ....................................................................................... 129 III. Inventory and Description .................................................................................................................. 131 IV. List of Research Projects activities at COPR from 1997 – 2003 and Bibliography of Research .. 133 Species surveys of Coal Oil Point Reserve .................................................................................................. 140 Table 1. List of most common invasive exotic plant species. ............................................................... 140 Table 2. Regional sensitive plants. ......................................................................................................