East Bay Parks Wildfire Resource Management Project


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		East Bay Parks Wildfire Hazard Reduction and Resource Management Plan and EIR Client: East Bay Regional Park District Location: Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Wildland/urban interface wildfires are a fact of life for the East Bay Hills, with the 1991 Oakland/Berkeley fire being only one during a 75-year history of fire disasters. LSA was selected by EBRPD to prepare an updated and comprehensive Wildfire Hazard Reduction and Resource Management Plan, based on sound fire-science concepts, and an EIR that evaluates the plan. This project focuses on 13 East Bay hills parks ranging from Sobrante Ridge in El Sobrante to Lake Chabot in Castro Valley and two shoreline parks with wildfire hazards, Point Pinole and Miller-Knox. LSA conducted a comprehensive wildfire hazard and natural resource assessment of all parks included as part of the project to characterize and categorize the variety, type, and density of vegetation and natural resource features present in each park. This assessment was used as the basis for creating a prioritization process by which vegetation management practices will be implemented to reduce wildfire risks while protecting and enhancing wildlife habitat. The Plan specifically addresses priority vegetation management areas along the wildland/urban interface. LSA also identified best management practices and created a post-treatment monitoring program to guide ongoing resource management efforts. The Alameda whipsnake and pallid manzanita are two special status species among the 23 animal and 50 plant species that have been taken into consideration during preparation of the Plan and EIR. Carol Rice, noted fire specialist, joined LSA to conduct the wildfire hazard assessment, and Amphion organized the public outreach process. back © LSA Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved.