SCH Number 2009042121

Project Info

Title

Little River State Beach Restoration and Enhancement Plan

Description

California Department of Parks and Recreation proposes the restoration and enhancement of coastal dune habitats within Little River State Beach (LRSB). The following summary of the proposed action: The plan will restore the foredune and dune hummocks (28 ha); stabilized backdunes (24 hectares); herbaceous dune swales (1 hectare); woody dune swales (2 hectares); and a northern riparian wetland (4 hectares). The restoration will involve the removal of invasive exotice species such as European beachgrass (Ammophila arenaria) and yellow bush lupine (Lupinus arboreus) and the restoration of natural dune process and topography. The Plan proposes improvements to the existing parking lot on the boundary between Clam Beach County Park (CBCP) and LRSB and the creation of 2 new parking areas located on the east side of Clam Beach Road. Several trails will be developed including a new 1.09 kn (0.68 mile) ADA compliant loop trail with 3 viewing platforms originating from CBCP/LRSB parking lot, and an additional 3.88 km (2.41 mile) of pedestrian trials in a serious of stacked loops that will originate from the existing and proposed parking areas. A portion of the new pedestrian trail will also provide shared access for equestrians who will have access to 2.16 km (1.34 mile) of new and existing trail. The Plan also provides for the continuation of the California Coastal Trail through LRSB from the Parks southern boundary to Little River. This will provide access for pedestrians, equestrians, and cyclists. Finally, the Plan proposes improvements to regulatory and interpretative signs, and a self-guided interpretive program consisting of interpretive signs and panels will be installed along the ADA compatible trail.

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