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Planning and Building Department, Long Range Planning Unit, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Cooperative Management Agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and other federal, state, and local partners for the continued collaborative management of the Pine Hill Preserve, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning upon BLM’s signature and becoming effective once fully-executed by all parties.
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The Cooperative Management Agreement (CMA) for the Pine Hill Preserve integrates the activities and resources of three (3) federal agencies, two (2) state agencies, one (1) county government, one (1) county agency, one (1) special district, and two (2) local non-profit conservation groups, for the purpose of conserving eight (8) rare plant species and their associated habitat located across multiple preserve sites, known as the Pine Hill Preserve, in western El Dorado County.
The 10 participating agencies include El Dorado County, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, El Dorado Irrigation District, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, American River Conservancy, El Dorado County Water Agency, and the California Native Plant Society. The County participates as one (1) of several partner agencies and is not the lead entity responsible for administering the CMA.
The County has previously entered into similar CMAs in 2001, 2006, and most recently for the period of October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2026. The CMA defines the goals, roles, and responsibilities of the partner agencies for administering the preserve lands they each own or manage, and for coordinating long-term resource protection and recovery actions.
The partner agencies have prepared an updated CMA for the next 10-year period. The updated draft aligns the CMA with current practices and responsibilities of the participatin...
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