Little River State Beach Restoration and Enhancement Plan

Little River State Beach Restoration and Enhancement Plan

NOTE: Review Per Lead 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.

Humboldt

Cal Fire, California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency

Recreational (Habitat restoration and trail installation)

Coastal Permit

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife