SCH Number 2001112104

Project Info

Title

NOP of the Big Basin Redwoods State Park General Plan Supplemental Draft EIR for the Reimagining BBRSP Facilities Management Plan and General Plan Amendments

Description

The proposed project includes amendments to the Big Basin Redwoods State Park General Plan and the adoption of the Reimagining Big Basin Redwoods State Park Facilities Management Plan. The proposed General Plan amendments include text changes to provide clarity in consistency of the 2013 General Plan with the facilities envisioned in the proposed Facilities Management Plan and would expand the park boundary to include parcels that the Department is in the process of acquiring to include in the Big Basin Redwoods State Park. The proposed Facilities Management Plan is a planning document designed to guide the stewardship, management, and use of existing and future facilities consistent with the 2013 General Plan. It would provide guidance and direction for implementing the goals and objectives of the 2013 General Plan EIR, the 2022 Reimagining Big Basin Vision Summary, and the 2023 Big Basin Redwoods State Park Cornerstone Document. Additionally, the proposed project would guide the rebuilding of facilities lost in the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex fire that burned 97 percent of the park and most of its facilities. The proposed project includes proposed facilities and improvement guidance for 19 identified sites in the five proposed zones in the Focus Area. The sites either hosted pre-fire facilities or have otherwise been identified as suitable facility locations based on sensitive habitat avoidance, access considerations, and slope stability. Facilities included in the proposed project include visitor-serving facilities such as picnic areas, amphitheaters, restrooms, interpretation areas, information desks, a café, and camp stores; overnight facilities like camp sites and cabins; tribal facilities like cultural interpretation sites and centers, outdoor workspaces, and lodging; transportation-related facilities like parking lots, electric vehicle chargers, and shuttle infrastructure; utilities infrastructure like water distribution and storage, wastewater collection and treatment, stormwater, electrical and solar facilities, and telecommunications; administrative facilities like offices, maintenance shops, and storage; and staff residences. All these facilities would be consistent with the 2013 General Plan and proposed General Plan amendments. Focus Area-wide proposed project components include road and circulation improvements, the introduction of a shuttle program throughout the Focus Area, utility upgrades and replacement, habitat restoration, and an improved emergency response and evacuation plan.

6 documents in project