Marks Ranch Nature Parks Department

Marks Ranch Nature Parks Department

The rehabilitation of an existing, approximately 1,545 square foot single family dwelling at the center of the 816-acre historic Marks Ranch property in Monterey County in order to convert said structure into a public Marks Ranch Nature Education Center (MRNEC) with parking. The place-based MRNEC facility will contain interactive exhibits open to the public to interpret (1) oak woodlands; (2) the Ohlone Indian lifeways; (3) the wildlife corridor which runs though the property; (4) the riparian systems; and (5) the sustainability of home construction. In addition, the MRNEC facility will accommodate a park office for a park ranger and naturalist to provide security and maintenance for the structure, to assure controlled public access, and to personally expand upon the exhibit's descriptions of the natural and cultural feature found at Marks Ranch for the public. The rehabilitation of the subject ranch dwelling will also comply with Secretary of Interior Standards for historic rehabilitation, for the structure has been subject to a Phase 1 historical Assessment and designed a local historic resource identified as the Andrew Marks House ("Marks House").

Salinas

Monterey

Cal Fire, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency

Educational (1,545 sq ft Nature Interpretive Exhibit Center), Recreational (816 acre Marks Ranch adjacent to Toro Park)

Site Plan

Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Public Services, Recreation, Vegetation