The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously yesterday to approve the American River Natural Resources Management Plan (NRMP).
The goal of the NRMP is to provide relevant and defensible information to the Parkway Managers so that they can make informed decisions for managing, maintaining and enhancing Parkway resources. In general, the NRMP provides a clear understanding of existing Parkway resources, the effects of disturbances such as flood, fire, invasive species and human impacts, as well as opportunities for protection and enhancements.
“We are so excited to get to work implementing the American River Natural Resource Management Plan,” said Liz Bellas, Director of Regional Parks. “This plan includes 65 site-specific projects, and we expect to get started on 12 of them within the first 10 years, including establishing low-growing native vegetation under power lines in the Discovery, Woodlake, Cal Expo, and Watt areas of the Parkway; developing a conceptual naturalization plan for a stormwater runoff channel at Woodlake; developing a wildfire rehabilitation plan; and establishing a community science program.”
