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BALDWIN HILLS PARK Master Plan BALDWIN HILLS PARK MASTER PLAN MAY 2002 STATE OF CALIFORNIA The Resources Agency Department of Parks and Recreation Baldwin Hills Conservancy BALDWIN HILLS PARK Master Plan May 2 0 0 2 Prepared by Community Conservancy International For California Department of Parks and Recreation RUTH COLEMAN Acting Director and Baldwin Hills Conservancy DAVID McNEILL Director GRAY DAVIS MARY D NICHOLS Governor Secretary for Resources Landscape Architecture by Mia Lehrer + Associates and Hood Design ii TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES, MAPS AND GRAPHICS .....................................................................................................VI LIST OF APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................................ VII DEFINITIONS OF KEY TERMS........................................................................................................................VIII INTRODUCTION TO THE BALDWIN HILLS..................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE BALDWIN HILLS..................................................................................................... 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................................................................................. 2 Purpose of the Baldwin Hills Park Master Plan .................................................................................................. 2 Location............................................................................................................................................................... 3 Community and the Planning Process ................................................................................................................. 4 Partnerships ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Sense of Place...................................................................................................................................................... 5 History of the Baldwin Hills Park Master Plan ................................................................................................... 8 BALDWIN HILLS PARK SITE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................. 11 Existing Land Uses............................................................................................................................................ 11 Passive Recreation...........................................................................................................................................................11 Active Recreation............................................................................................................................................................11 Adjacent Land Uses.........................................................................................................................................................12 Significant Resource Values.............................................................................................................................. 12 Physical Resources ..........................................................................................................................................................13 Topography ................................................................................................................................................................13 Meteorology...............................................................................................................................................................13 Hydrology ..................................................................................................................................................................13 Geology......................................................................................................................................................................14 Oil and Gas ................................................................................................................................................................14 Seismicity...................................................................................................................................................................15 Erosion and Soils .......................................................................................................................................................15 Natural Resources............................................................................................................................................................15 Overview....................................................................................................................................................................15 Need for Connecting Habitat Areas ...........................................................................................................................21 Vegetation Types .......................................................................................................................................................21 Coastal Scrub........................................................................................................................................................21 Grasslands.............................................................................................................................................................22 Riparian Woodlands .............................................................................................................................................22 Sensitive and Special Interest Plant Populations...................................................................................................22 Exotic Flora and Potential for Restoration of Native Species ...............................................................................22 Animal Life................................................................................................................................................................25 Arthropods of the Baldwin Hills...........................................................................................................................25 Exotic Species .................................................................................................................................................25 Reptiles and Amphibians of the Baldwin Hills.....................................................................................................26 Species of Concern ..........................................................................................................................................26 Exotic Species and Potential for Restoration of Native Species ......................................................................26 Bird Species of the Baldwin Hills.........................................................................................................................26 Species of Special Interest ....................................................................................................................................27 Exotic Species and Potential for Restoration of Native Species ...........................................................................27 Mammal Species of the Baldwin Hills..................................................................................................................27 Species of Concern ..........................................................................................................................................28 Exotic Species and Potential for Restoration of Native Species ......................................................................28 Restoring Natural Habitat and Establishing Habitat Corridors (see figure 10) ...................................................28 Paleontology ..............................................................................................................................................................29 Cultural Resources and History (see Appendix E) ..........................................................................................................29 EXISTING COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE .............................................................................................................. 32 iii OPEN SPACE DEFICIT AND EXISTING PARK AND RECREATION RESOURCES ............................................................ 32 Open Space Deficit............................................................................................................................................ 32 Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area................................................................................................................ 33 Ballona Creek Trail & Bikeway ........................................................................................................................ 34 AESTHETIC VALUES OF THE BALDWIN HILLS PLANNING AREA.............................................................................. 34 Viewsheds ......................................................................................................................................................... 34 Natural Habitat .................................................................................................................................................
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