Amador County – The Bureau of Land Management has set 2 meetings for public input on management planning for a new 700-acre rare plant preserve in El Dorado County’s Kanaka Valley. The BLM Mother Lode Field Office will hold public meetings on Sept. 9 and Oct. 7 in Rescue for the community-based management plan of the Kanaka Valley area near the Pine Hill Preserve. BLM Biological Science Technician Lauren Fety said the meeting will “provide the opportunity to learn more about the planning process and work on a draft vision statement.” BLM Public Affairs officer David Christy said the bureau in February acquired nearly 700 acres of habitat for rare plants and other wildland species. The land is in western El Dorado County near the town of Rescue. Christy said “management planning will continue to engage interested parties through a series of local meetings open to the public.” Information is available through the Mother Lode Field Office website. The 695-acre purchase was a cooperative effort by the BLM, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the American River Conservancy. Christy said the “Kanaka Valley is a diverse ecological system that provides healthy wildlife habitat and watershed services.” He said “Kanaka Valley is a low-elevation wet meadow system that naturally stores rain water and moderates the release of seasonal flood waters to Folsom Reservoir.” Kanaka Valley was named for the native Hawaiians known as Kanakans who came to California just before the Gold Rush. They settled in the valley and said it reminded them of their native land. The Kanaka Valley land acquisition provides 343 acres of woodland, with blue oak, valley oak, blue oak foothill pine, and montane hardwood. It also has 100 acres of riparian habitat along Jill’s Creek and Crocker Creek, both of which flow into Folsom Reservoir and support native fish populations. The parcels also contain 167 acres of chaparral, which provides habitat for 7 rare plants, and includes known and potential habitat for 4 federally listed plant species. For more information, contact Fety at (916) 941-3133. The meetings are 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday September 9th, and Thursday, October 7th at the Rescue Union School District Board Room, 2380 Bass Lake Road, in Rescue. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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BLM plans rare plant preserve at Kanaka Valley, near Rescue
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Amador County – The Bureau of Land Management has set 2 meetings for public input on management planning for a new 700-acre rare plant preserve in El Dorado County’s Kanaka Valley. The BLM Mother Lode Field Office will hold public meetings on Sept. 9 and Oct. 7 in Rescue for the community-based management plan of the Kanaka Valley area near the Pine Hill Preserve. BLM Biological Science Technician Lauren Fety said the meeting will “provide the opportunity to learn more about the planning process and work on a draft vision statement.” BLM Public Affairs officer David Christy said the bureau in February acquired nearly 700 acres of habitat for rare plants and other wildland species. The land is in western El Dorado County near the town of Rescue. Christy said “management planning will continue to engage interested parties through a series of local meetings open to the public.” Information is available through the Mother Lode Field Office website. The 695-acre purchase was a cooperative effort by the BLM, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the American River Conservancy. Christy said the “Kanaka Valley is a diverse ecological system that provides healthy wildlife habitat and watershed services.” He said “Kanaka Valley is a low-elevation wet meadow system that naturally stores rain water and moderates the release of seasonal flood waters to Folsom Reservoir.” Kanaka Valley was named for the native Hawaiians known as Kanakans who came to California just before the Gold Rush. They settled in the valley and said it reminded them of their native land. The Kanaka Valley land acquisition provides 343 acres of woodland, with blue oak, valley oak, blue oak foothill pine, and montane hardwood. It also has 100 acres of riparian habitat along Jill’s Creek and Crocker Creek, both of which flow into Folsom Reservoir and support native fish populations. The parcels also contain 167 acres of chaparral, which provides habitat for 7 rare plants, and includes known and potential habitat for 4 federally listed plant species. For more information, contact Fety at (916) 941-3133. The meetings are 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday September 9th, and Thursday, October 7th at the Rescue Union School District Board Room, 2380 Bass Lake Road, in Rescue. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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