SCH Number 2023080345

Project Info

Title

DEVIL’S PUNCHBOWL NATURE CENTER REPLACEMENT PLANNING PROJECT

Description

Los Angeles County Department of Parks & Recreation (DPR) is proposing various improvements at the Devil’s Punchbowl Natural Area. The Proposed Project entails planning for the replacement of the Nature Center that was destroyed by the Bobcat Fire in 2020 with a new building while also making improvements to the surrounding support site elements including trail heads, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access to buildings and trails, picnic areas, and shade structures. Specifically, the Proposed Project includes: • A new 3,245-square-foot Nature Center, including administrative offices and a gift shop, with the following features: o Reinforced masonry structure o Green roof o Sand colored and fire rated board-form concrete panel exterior o Use of local materials in the architectural design, such as rocks on façade o Natural ventilation o Natural lighting and skylights o Storm water collection and reuse • Protection of all remaining healthy trees onsite • Native landscaping and revegetation • Solar canopy over parking lot • Native seed collection and germination (including local manzanita seeds for future use) • Shade structures • Planting of additional native trees to provide shade in the future • Demolition of the existing Ranger’s Residence

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