California Coastal National Monument Resource Management Plan PDF Download

"The geographic scope of the Cotoni-Coast Dairies Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) comprises 5,843 acres of public land ... managed by the BLM as part of the California Coastal National Monument (CCNM) in Santa Cruz County ... the purpose of this RMPA is to establish land use decisions, management actions, and allowable uses specifically for the onshore Cotoni-Coast Dairies unit of the California Coastal National Monument. The need for the Resource Management Plan Amendment is to provide opportunities for public access and recreation at Cotoni-Coast Dairies, while ensuring care for the objects and values identified in Presidential Proclamation 9563. These objects include traditional use areas of the indigenous people and archaeological resources, as well as a wide array of habitats and the diversity of wildlife that they support, including forests, shrublands, grasslands, riparian/wetlands, and aquatic systems. There is also a need to establish land use decisions and management actions for other BLM programs, including livestock grazing, fire and fuels, and vegetation management"--Pages 1-2