| BRBNA ACCOMPLISHMENTS updated July 30, 2002 |
CONSERVATION EASEMENTS
|
Project Name |
Cooperating Partners |
Acres Affected |
Dollar Value |
Status
|
|
Cache Creek CE |
American Land Conservancy (ALC) |
20 |
$ 80,000 |
Complete |
|
Sulfur Creek CE |
ALC, Wilbur Hot Springs Resort (WHSR) |
1400 |
$ 200,000 |
Complete |
|
Bear Valley Ranch CE |
ALC, California Rangeland Trust, Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) |
14,000 |
$2,000,000 |
Complete |
|
Quail Ridge Reserve |
Quail Ridge Wilderness Conservancy (QRWC), Land Trust of Napa County (LTNC), University of California, Davis (UCD), U.C. Natural Reserve System (NRS), CA Coastal Conservancy (CC) |
340 |
see under acquisitions |
Complete |
|
McLaughlin Reserve CE |
LTNC, Homestake Mining Company (HMC), Packard Foundation (DLPF), UCD, NRS |
7000 |
NA |
Pending |
|
McLaughlin Reserve Use Agreement |
UCD, NRS, HMC |
7000 |
NA |
Pending |
PUBLIC LAND ACQUISITIONS
|
Project Name |
Cooperating Agencies |
Acres Affected |
Dollar Value |
Status |
|
Sulfur Creek |
ALC, HMC, WHSR |
120 |
$100,000 |
Complete |
|
Walker Ridge |
ALC, BLM |
650 |
$200,000 |
Complete |
|
Payne Ranch, I |
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) |
5,596 |
$1,834,212 |
Complete |
|
Payne Ranch, II |
BLM, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) |
1,943 |
$695,551 |
Complete |
|
Payne Ranch, III |
BLM, California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) |
5,220 |
$1,973,274 |
Complete |
|
Knoxville Ranch |
(WCB), CDFG, DLPF, NCLT, HMC |
8,079 |
$2,450,000 |
Complete |
|
Snell Valley |
LTNC |
240 |
$200,000 |
Pending |
|
Guenoc College |
Guenoc College (GC) |
1200 |
$1,000,000 |
Complete |
|
Quail Ridge Reserve Property Acquisitions |
QRWC, CC, UCD, NRS, CDFG |
400 150 |
$320,000 $170,000 |
Complete Pending |
|
Todd/Lauffs Ranch |
CDFG, WCB, Conservation Fund (CF), LTNC |
13,000 |
$10,000,000 |
In progress |
|
Otis |
ALC, Yolo County Parks (YCP) |
620 |
$240,000 |
Complete |
EDUCATION, PUBLIC OUTREACH
|
Project Name |
Cooperating |
Participation |
Cost
|
Status |
|
Artists in Residence Program |
UCD, HMC |
Ongoing |
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Cache/Putah Bio-region Project |
UCD, HMC |
Ongoing |
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Blue Ridge/ Berryessa Spring Festival |
All BRBNACP Partners |
April/May each year |
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Monthly Natural History Walks and Boat Tours |
QRWC |
10-50 per month |
Monthly |
|
|
Wildlife Commission Grant teacher training |
QRWC |
$1,500 |
Ongoing |
|
|
Rafting Concessions |
YCP |
Ongoing |
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|
Payne Ranch Dedication |
BLM, RMEF, CDFG |
200 |
$2,500 |
Complete |
|
Cache Creek Parks |
YCP |
Ongoing |
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|
Berryessa Water Quality Partnership |
Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Department of Health Services (DHS), Solano County Water Agency (SCWA), Solano Irrigation District (SID), East Lake Resource Cons. District (ELRCD), Napa County (NC), CDFG, Lake Berryessa Resort Owners Assoc. (LBROA) |
10-15 Agency Officials Meeting Quarterly |
$12,500 for Web Site |
On-going |
|
Knoxville Law Enforcement team event |
BLM |
6 BLM Law Enforcement Rangers |
$10,000 |
Complete, will have 2nd event in deer season 2002 |
|
Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve Docent Program |
UCD, CC |
50-200 per month |
$22,500 |
Ongoing |
|
Berryessa Cleanup Days |
BOR, Rancho Monticello Resort |
40+ |
$400 |
4/27/02 6/29/02 |
|
G.P.S. Workshop |
Sierra Club, YUCP, Yolohiker.org |
20+ |
$100 |
6/01/02 |
PLANS AND STUDIES
|
Project Name |
Cooperating Partners |
Acres Affected |
Dollar Value |
Status
|
|
BRBNA Resource Inventory & GIS Mapping |
UCD, ICE, DLPF, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
600,000 |
$220,000 |
Ongoing |
|
Knoxville Area Asbestos Study |
BLM, UCD |
Target for final 8/01 |
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Lepidopteran Survey |
QRWC |
Ongoing |
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BRBNA Feasibility Business Planning |
LTNC, DLPF, Mundie Associates |
600,000 |
$38,000 |
Complete 11/00 |
|
Cache Creek Draft CRMP |
BLM, CDFG, CRMP steering committee |
85,000 |
Draft Released 07/02 |
|
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Knoxville OHV Area Management Plan |
BLM, N, UCD, HMC, Calif. Dept. of Parks & Rec. (CDPR) |
9,000 |
Complete |
|
|
Lake Berryessa Wildlife Area Management Plan |
BOR, CDFG |
2,000 |
$15,000 |
Complete |
|
Concession Area Planning & Feasibility Study |
BOR |
1,000 |
$100,000 |
40% Complete |
|
Pope Creek Recreation Area Development Plan |
BOR, BLM, CDFG |
200 |
$35,000 |
Phase I & II Planning Complete Phase III Pending |
|
Putah Creek Discovery Cooridor |
Initial partners: UCD, NRS, YCP, CDFG, Solano County Parks,(SCP) SID, Lake Solano Parks, BOR |
Interdam stretch: Monticello and Putah Diversion dams |
$25,000 planning grant |
Planning Phase |
|
Boater Preference Study |
BOR, Colorado State University |
20,000 |
$35,000 |
Complete |
|
Berryessa Use Statistics |
BOR |
Ongoing |
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Quail Ridge Reserve |
QRWC, UCD, NRS |
Ongoing |
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Biodiversity Assessment, Napa County |
LTNC, ICE, NC |
500,000 |
$16,800 (phase I) |
Phase I complete, Phase II pending |
|
Cedar Roughs |
CDFG, WCB, BOR, BLM |
450 |
Complete |
HABITAT ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS
|
Project Name |
Cooperating Partners |
Acres Affected |
Dollar Value |
Overhead & In-Kind
|
Status
|
|
Lake Berryessa Wildlife Area Fencing |
CDFG, BOR, |
800 |
$35,000 |
$100,000 |
Complete and Ongoing |
|
Lake Berryessa Nesting |
CDFG, NVSCI, Napa Valley Schools (NVS) |
800 |
$6,925 |
260 Volunteer Hours |
Annual Project |
|
Lake Berryessa Planting & Proscribed Burns 98/99 |
CDF&G, NVSCI, NVS |
250 |
$17,950 |
85 Volunteer Hours $ 600 |
Annual Project |
|
Lake Berryessa Planting & Proscribed Burns 99/00 |
CDF&G, NVSCI, NVS |
230 |
$14,500 |
45 Volunteer Hours $ 700 |
Annual Project |
|
Lake Berryessa Waterfowl Brood Pond |
CDF&G, BOR |
2 |
$ 19,724 |
Complete |
|
|
Lake Berryessa – Olive Orchard Wetland |
BOR, CDFG, Ducks Unlimited |
5 |
$40,000 |
Fall 2001 |
|
|
Lake Berryessa Christmas Tree Fish Habitat |
BOR, Bass Reapers (Fairfield) |
20 |
$1,000 |
$500 20 volunteers |
Complete |
|
Bear Valley Watershed Restoration Program |
ALC, California Cattlemen’s Association (CCA), California Rangeland Trust (CRT), NFWF, SLC, BLM, UCD, Sparrok Livestock (SL) |
65,000 |
$150,000 |
$150,000 |
In Progress |
|
Gamble Ranch Riparian Enhancement |
Gamble Ranch (GR) |
60 |
$5,000 |
Complete |
|
|
Gamble Ranch Weed Control |
GR |
500+ |
$10,000 |
1999-2001 |
|
|
Quail Ridge Weed Control |
QRWC, UCD/NRS |
200 Volunteer Hours |
3 months per year |
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Knoxville OHV Area 3 Year Road Closure |
BLM, UCD, NC, private land owners |
8,000 |
Closure in place |
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Knoxville OHV Area Riparian Protection & Trespass Prevention |
BLM, UCD, other private landowners |
9,000 |
Fall 2001 |
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North Fork Cache Creek Irrigated Pasture |
CDF&G, RMEF, NVSCI, BLM Sonoma County 4H |
18 |
$ 8,000 |
800 Volunteer Hours |
Annual Project |
|
North Fork Cache Creek Natural Area |
CDF&G, RMEF, NVSCI, BLM |
30 |
$ 9,500 |
40 Volunteer Hours |
Annual Project |
|
Cache Creek Natural Area Non-native Vegetation Control 98/99 |
CDF&G, RMEF, NVSCI, BLM |
160 |
$11,500 |
200 Volunteer Hours $ 25,000 |
Annual Project |
|
Cache Creek Natural Area Nonnative Vegetation Control 99/00 |
CDF&G, RMEF, NVSCI, BLM |
60 |
$7,500 |
50 Volunteer Hours $ 30,000 |
Annual Project |
|
Prescribed Burns |
BLM |
560 |
$10,000 |
Annual Project |
|
|
Knoxville Area Law Enforcement |
BLM, NC, CDFG, CDP&R |
17,000 |
Ongoing |
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Maxwell – Pope Creek (Cedar Rghs) |
CDFG, NVSCI |
200 |
$2,000 |
Ongoing |
|
|
Lew Property |
CDMG, RMEF |
100 |
$20,000 |
Ongoing |
|
|
Pluth Type Con |
CDFG, BLM |
60 |
$12,000 |
Ongoing |
|
|
Pluth Fence |
CDFG, RMEF |
2 miles |
$3,000 |
Complete |
|
|
Knoxville Hunting Cr. Campground mudflat conversion |
BLM |
3 |
$20,000 |
Complete 7/01 |
|
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Knoxville Cedar Cr. jeep trail closure |
BLM, private land owner |
2 miles |
$1,000 |
Complete |
|
|
Knoxville shooting sites (5) closures |
BLM, National Rifle Association (NRA) |
5 |
$5,000 |
Complete fall 2001 |
|
|
Knoxville LE intern/park ranger |
BLM |
$25,000 |
Complete |
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McLaughlin Reserve/ Knoxville Ranch tamarisk removal |
UCD, CDFG, WCB, CDF |
UCD, NRS in kind labor and grant writing |
50% Complete Ongoing |
RESEARCH
|
Project Name |
Cooperating Partners |
Acres Affected |
Dollar Value |
Status
|
|
Payne Ranch/Bear Valley USDA Weed Management Grant |
UCD, ALC, NFWF |
$49,000 |
Ongoing |
|
|
Grassland Diversity Study |
UCD, NSF |
300,000 |
$150,000 |
Ongoing |
|
Fire Ecology Study |
UCD, NSF |
16,000 |
$50,000 |
1/2000 – 1/2001 |
|
Plant Evolution Study |
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (AMF), UCD |
300,000 |
$300,000 |
6/2002 -5/2003 |
|
Plant Evolution Study |
DLPF, UCD |
300,000 |
$998,000 |
7/2000 – 6/2005 |
|
Bear Cr. riparian wetland restoration |
WCB, BLM, CDFG, UCD |
300 |
$500,000 |
2002-08 |
|
Habitat mapping/GIS |
CDFG, Humbolt State University |
Fall 2001 |
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Frog Study/ Quail Ridge |
UCD |
30 |
Ongoing |
FACILITIES AND TRAILS
|
Project Name |
Cooperating Partners |
Acres Affected |
Dollar Value |
Overhead & In-Kind |
Status |
|
McLaughlin Reserve on going facilities development and increased use |
UCD, NRS, HMC |
7000 |
Ongoing |
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Quail Ridge House-Future Visitor Center |
QRWC |
37 |
$250,000 |
Ongoing |
|
|
Quail Ridge House-Museum |
QRWC |
0.25 (part of the above 37) |
$10,000 |
In-kind services; donations |
Ongoing |
|
Pope Creek Recreation Area |
BOR, BLM |
100 |
$70,000 |
240 volunteer hours |
New facilities and trails. 40% complete |
|
Pope Creek to Putah Creek Trail |
BLM, BOR, Yolo-Solano Sierra Club (YSSC ) |
100 Volunteer Hours |
Ongoing |
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|
Display at Marklee Cove |
QRWC |
Complete |
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BLM Satellite Office at McLaughlin Reserve |
BLM, HMC, UCD |
$17,000 |
Ongoing |
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|
Cache Creek Parking Lot, Interpretive Exhibits |
BLM, CDFG |
$110,000 |
Park. lot complete, exhibits ongoing |
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Blue Ridge Trail |
BLM, YSSC, YCP |
600 Volunteer Hours |
Ongoing |
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Payne Ranch Clean Up |
BLM |
50 |
$2,500 |
200 Volunteer Hours |
Annual Project |
|
Highway 20 Elk Viewing Area |
BLM, CDFG, Federal Hwy Administration, Caltrans |
$695,461 |
Pending |
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Knoxville WLA parking lots (3) |
CDFG, RMEF |
$60,000 |
Pending |
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Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve Trail |
UCD, NRS, CC |
3 mile new loop trail |
$22,500 |
Complete |