February 25, 2004

Pine Hill Preserve Draft Management Plan

The primary goals of the Preserve were laid out in the Cooperative Management Agreement for the Pine Hill Preserve (2001). Decisions made in the Pine Hill Preserve Management Plan will foster those goals. In order to better understand the primary and secondary goals of the Pine Hill Preserve, please read about the Preserve's mission.

The sections of the management plan are:

• Introduction
• Agencies participating and management
• Access/facilities
• Outreach and interpretation
• Monitoring
• Research
• Enforcement
• Fuels for public safety
• Wildfire
• Prescribed burning for plant community health
• Weeds
• Propagation and restoration
• Wildlife
• Cultural Resources
• Visual Resources Management
• Erosion control
• Land uses for other-than-Preserve purposes
• Conservation easements
• Funding
• Literature Cited
• Appendices

• Access/facilities
  • Visitation emphasis areas
  • Trails
  • Mountain bike access
  • Equestrian access
  • Walking access
  • Camping
  • River recreation
  • Pets
  • Putting unnecessary roads/trails to bed
  • Whether and when off-road vehicles might be permitted.
  • Emergency access
  • Visitor and boundary facilities
• Outreach and interpretation

We know that neighbors of the Preserve will be affected by fire and fuels management at the Preserve and we invite your input for that portion of the plan as well.

Your comments are welcome and can be directed to the Preserve Manager via:

Regular Mail:
BLM Folsom Field Office
Attn: Graciela Hinshaw, Preserve Manager
63 Natoma Street
Folsom, CA 95630

Phone:
(916) 985-4474

Fax:
(916) 985-3259