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Appendix A

Resource Management Activities

Potential Planning Considerations

Early in the CRMP process, it may be useful to have a reference list to help identify the resource issues involved. The following lists of Resource Management Activities are intended for use as an exploratory tool and not intended to restrict issues to those listed.

  1. Watersheds: commodity extraction; fire suppression; fuels reduction; recreational uses and development; livestock grazing; road construction; communication corridors; restoration; enhancement.

  2. Consumptive Uses: extraction of minerals; timber; livestock forage; hunting and fishing; other forest or rangeland products; usually impact ecologic resources.

  3. Non-consumptive Uses: hiking; camping; photography; fish and wildlife watching; scenic appreciation; sometimes impact ecological resources.

  4. Recreation: both consumptive and non-consumptive uses; compatibility with the quantity and quality of resource elements; balancing ecological values with social and economical desires; limitations on human activities.

  5. Restoration: repairing damages to resource elements; soil stabilization; vegetative plantings; fish and wildlife habitat improvement; removing roads; fuels reduction.

  6. Enhancement: application of restoration-like approaches intended to increase ecological productivity of resource elements currently not functioning at full potential.

  7. Laws and Regulations: applicable local, state, and federal requirements should be identified and understood early in the CRMP process. Where appropriate, agency representatives should be consulted. In some cases, consideration of seeking legal and/or regulatory changes may be opportune.

  8. Coordination: identification and involvement of entities key to resolving issues should be accomplished early in the CRMP process. Contacts may include landowners, government agencies, elected officials, user groups, Indian tribes and other potentially interested parties. Opportunity to participate in the process should be made available to all interested persons.

California Coordinated Resource Management & Planning Council

contact: 916-447-7237, staff@carcd.org

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