Franklin Canyon/Fernandez Ranch Project

Franklin Canyon/Fernandez Ranch Project

The Muir Heritage Land Trust proposes to integrate its 483-acre Franklin Canyon property with its adjacent 702-acre Fernandez Ranch property. The project purpose is to open the site for public use and enjoyment by providing multi-use trails, and to re-introduce grazing to the Franklin Canyon site to improve rangeland health and overall site habitat quality. The trails component includes creating a series of trails which extend established Fernandez Ranch trails onto the Franklin Canyon parcel, trail on Franklin Canyon, and add one new Fernandez Ranch trail. The grazing component includes preparing Franklin Canyon for grazing by repairing or replacing existing fencing, installing new fencing, and creating watering facilities for livestock.

Hercules

Contra Costa

California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Cal Fire

Cal Fire

Recreational (multi-use trails), Other (Agricultural (grazing))

Use Permit

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife, GHG