Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, Park Improvement Project
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Summary
SCH Number
2010032032
Lead Agency
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Document Title
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, Park Improvement Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Recreation
Document Description
The Department of Parks and Recreation proposes to make various improvements to Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park to enhance the visitor's educational and interpretive experience.
The improvements encompass 3 main areas of the park; The Gold Discovery Museum on the east side of Highway 49 off Back Street, Upgrade the museum building, Develop and install exhibits and media that reflect current day approaches to gold discovery and interpretation, The main parking lot/sawmill area, Create a central orientation plaza, Replace the existing sawmill replica with a new heavy timber structure, Enhance the gold discovery site along with the open area southwest of the discovery site located between Highway 49 and The South Fork of the American River.
In conjunction with these improvements, upgrade the utility infrastructure; water lines, electrical service, and communication lines. As well as connect existing trails and a new trail system partially constructed under the ADA Trail System Improvement Project.
Contact Information
Name
Steven Hilton
Agency Name
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
El Dorado
Cross Streets
Hwy 49 and Back St
Zip
95613
Total Acres
60
State Highways
49
Waterways
South Fork American River
Township
11N
Range
10E
Section
17
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Coloma
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Cal Fire, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Recreational (Orientational Plaza, Sawmill Replica Museum Upgrades)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Transportation, Wetland/Riparian
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