APPENDIX C NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN: ACTIONS AND PRIORITIES

APPENDIX C NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN: ACTIONS AND PRIORITIES

TABLE C-1: Resource Actions and Priorities GOAL NRM-4 Objective 4.1: Restore Natural floodplain functions. Objective 4.2: Define and delineate a continuous riparian habitat corridor. Objective 4.3: Eradicate or control key non-native, invasive plants. Coordinate evaluation of all current crossings of for flood conveyance Develop Criteria to apply to future proposed crossings of Coyote Creek Identify and prioritize low quality wetlands for restoration or areas for potential wetland creation. Facilitate, coordinate, and monitor, as necessary, SCVWD in implementation of FACHE agreement. Additional coordination and integration with the County Planning Office s development of their Ordinance, SCVWD s 83-2 Ordinance Update, and City of San Jose. Identify, map, and prioritize all invasive exotic plant species within the Native plant revegetation of all areas where non-native plant removal is necessary. County Park 1-5 years TBD -NOAA Fisheries -CALTRANS Within 10 Years TBD (Restoration) (focus on Ogier Ponds and Lakes) (Creation) -USACE N/A N/A - County Planning Office - City of San Jose (Water Collaborative) All Zones Entire -SCCHCP - Weed Area All Upland Zones All areas of nonnative plant eradication not identified above. -CALTRANS Draft, November 2006 C-1

TABLE C-1: Resource Actions and Priorities (continued) County Park Objective 4.4: Control Key non-native wildlife species. Objective 4.5: Restore instream complexity and structure. Use native vegetation in landscaping applications to the maximum extent possible, that provide foraging, nesting and movement functions Arundo removal program as Part of SMP. Monitor success of SCVWD. Bullfrog Assess and evaluate extent of problem. Implement trapping and eradication. Monitor Implementation success. Coordinate measures to prevent planted non-native fish from escaping Lakes into. Exotic fish Evaluate status of invasive species and potential methods of control and/or eradication. Identify areas where native bank protection and stabilization (i.e. not concrete armoring or rip-rap) is necessary and find partners to implement actions. As possible maintain involvement and input in at Ogier Ponds as required under FACHE. Realignment of at Lakes under FACHE. Evaluate use of in-stream woody debris as mitigation / enhancement credit for agencies within watershed Potential SCVWD implementation of gravel placement program. All Zones (Zones 1-4) Target summer dry season. Winter - To be determined with implementation of FAHCE. Areas mapped by Parks Staff. Ponds/Lakes Lakes Ogier Ponds Lakes Ogier Ponds Ogier Ponds To be determined with implementation of FAHCE. Lakes - Valley Water (SCVWD) -California of Fish and Game (CDFG) N/A -RWQCB - County Parks - County Parks Draft, November 2006 C-2

TABLE C-1: Resource Actions and Priorities (continued) County Park Objective 4.6: Restore vegetation understory and canopy within the riparian habitat corridor. Objective 4.7: Restore upland habitats to complement riparian habitat corridor. Objective 4.8: Identify Potential Mitigation Sites. GOAL NRM-5 Wildlife Linkages Objective 5.1: Encourage setbacks. Objective 5.2: Site new use areas and facilities outside of. Enhance and restore existing riparian vegetation and SRA cover within Boundaries Restore areas lacking riparian vegetation and SRA cover within migratory corridors inside boundaries See NRM-6 Identification of Objective 4.6 sites Incorporate Parks s recommended setback as outlined in of the Draft Master Plan in the County s Final Ordinance (Zones 2 & 4) See Integrated Plan Maps (Figures 2-4 through 2-11) See Section 5.4 of the Preliminary Integrated Plan (Zones 2 & 4) -Private Developers (Mitigation Credit) - Coyote Valley Specific Plan (City of San Jose) -Private Developers (Mitigation Credit) N/A -City of Morgan Hill (Water Collaborative) - County Planning Draft, November 2006 C-3

TABLE C-1: Resource Actions and Priorities (continued) County Park Objective 5.3: Propose acquisition of adjacent lands or conservation easements that link the to local Open Spaces/Natural Areas. Objective 5.4: Relocate/ remove existing recreation improvements that restrict or pose hazards to wildlife movement in the parkway. Acquire lands to connect Winery site to adjacent open space districts. Evaluate future acquisition potential of properties adjacent to the corridor identified as key in protecting the and providing recommended setbacks/buffers. Evaluate all crossings of Coyote Creek and other potential instream barriers to evaluate passage for salmonids. Evaluate, and relocate if necessary, existing recreation facilities within the riparian habitat corridor that pose a serious risk to native wildlife. Evaluate existing roadway wildlife crossings (east/west) for potential movement corridors and identify potential zones that could be reconfigured to better provide movement Encourage the development and implementation of a Large Mammal monitoring study to determine movement patterns through (Zone 7) Within 10 years Winery Area All Zones To be determined with implementation of FAHCE. 1-3 years - Valley Open Space Authority -Other Conservancy and Open Space Groups - Valley -Adjacent Landowners -Conservancy and Open Space Groups -NOAA Fisheries -CALTRANS - Lessees/ Permittees -County Roads & Airports Dept? -Local Universities - Valley Draft, November 2006 C-4

TABLE C-1: Resource Actions and Priorities (continued) County Park GOAL NRM-6 Upland s Objective 6.1: Protect, and where appropriate, enhance grassland habitat. Objective 6.2 Protect, and where appropriate, enhance chaparral/scrub habitat. Eradicate yellow star thistle under Objective 4.3 to improve quality of grassland habitat Restore native perennial grasslands within the s Natural Area. Identify funding and mitigation opportunities. Barbed goat grass removal program Use native vegetation in all landscaping applications, including restoration efforts Evaluate quality of chaparral in the vicinity of Anderson Dam. Develop Final recommendations within NRMP process. Evaluate potential acquisition of chaparral areas to the west of Winery and Southern. All Grasslands All Grasslands All Grasslands Entire All Chaparral (Zone 7) All Parks Staff mapped areas 5 to 10 years e.g. Winery Area and Model Plane Areas Areas mapped by Parks Staff. - County Division of Agriculture -California Native Plant Society (CNPS) - County Division of Agriculture N/A Entire Completed Completed East of East of -Adjacent Landowners -Conservancy and Open Space Groups Draft, November 2006 C-5

TABLE C-1: Resource Actions and Priorities (continued) County Park Objective 6.3: Protect, and where appropriate, enhance oak woodland habitat. Objective 6.4: Protect, and where appropriate, enhance populations of special-status species. Eradicate tree of heaven and restoration of oak savanna. Protect key pond turtle habitats at Lakes and Ogier Ponds. Enhance California red-legged frog habitat in via restoration of in-steam complexity (Objective 4.5) and bullfrog eradication (Objective 4.4). Enhance potential California tiger salamander habitat. Evaluate continued presence of California tiger salamander within the parkway and options for connections to known habitat in tributaries. Encourage the development and implementation of a migratory bird monitoring study to determine movement patterns within Evaluate potential serpentine areas within. All oak savanna (Zones 3 & 5) (Zones 1-5) (Zones 1-5) Target summer dry season. Completed In foothills near Winery Within 100 of all ponds Within 330 of, tributaries, and ponds Within 125 of and ponds Within 125 of tributaries All Zones Entire Completed Mapped Areas - Valley - Valley - Valley - Valley -Local Universities - Valley -Point Reyes Bird Observatory -UC Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group Draft, November 2006 C-6