COSCA Invasive Plant Management Plan

COSCA Invasive Plant Management Plan

The COSCA Invasive Plant Management Plan (IPMP) has been prepared to guide and assist COSCA land managers in carrying out invasive plant management activities as part of fulfilling the agency’s commitment to protect and enhance natural resources. This IPMP will address the management of invasive plant species on 13,000 acres under COSCA ownership and management, and open space lands owned by the Conejo Recreation and Park District (CRPD) (Figure 1). Guidance presented in this IPMP will facilitate strategic control of invasive plants and ensure that available financial resources are utilized when and where they will yield optimal value for the recovery and enhancement of native plant communities and wildlife habitats. The IPMP describes existing conditions in the Plan area, identifies target invasive plant species to be controlled, and establishes treatment priorities. It also describes management goals and methods, infestation prevention and management strategies, monitoring and reporting protocols, adaptive management techniques, and best management practices to avoid environmental impacts.

Thousand Oaks

Ventura

Citywide

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights

Other (No development is proposed)

Programmatic plan for invasive plant management

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire