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FOREST PLAN DOCUMENTS

The following documents appear in the new Land and Resource Management Plan for the Los Padres National Forest, released on September 23, 2005.

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DECISION
This is the legal document that summarizes the Forest Service's decision to approve the new management plan for the Los Padres National Forest.

Record of Decision - Los Padres National Forest

 

FINAL LAND MANAGEMENT PLAN
This is the new Land Management Plan (often called a "Forest Plan") that establishes standards and guidelines to manage the forest for the next ten years. The Forest Plan consists of three separate documents:

Please be patient...these are large documents that will take a few moments to download.

Forest Plan Part 1 - Southern California National Forests Vision (6.42 MB)

Forest Plan Part 2 - Los Padres National Forest Strategy (10.68 MB)

Forest Plan Part 3 - Design Criteria for the Southern California Forests (2.10 MB)

 

Final Environmental Impact Statement
T
his is the Forest Service's analysis of environmental impacts that will occur as a result as the agency carries out its plan. This analysis is mandated by the National Environmental Policy Act.

COMING SOON! These documents are huge, so we are working to convert them into a more user-friendly format. Check back in a few days to access these documents directly from our web site. In the meantime, you can access this 1,300-page document on the agency's web site by clicking one of the following links:

FEIS Executive Summary (556 kB)

FEIS Chapters 1-5 (6.97 MB)

FEIS Appendices (14.53 MB)

 

ERRATA
The Forest Service has released three "errata sheets" to correct errors in the final documents.

Errata Volume 1 - Published September 15, 2005

Errata Volume 2 - Published October 24, 2005

Errata Volume 3 - Published October 27, 2005

 

READING ROOM
These are other background documents referenced in the FEIS or Forest Plan.

Species Accounts - Animals (3.63 MB)

Species Accounts - Plants (5.57 MB)

Habitat Status Reports (425 kB)

Wild & Scenic River Evaluations (1.07 MB)

Inventoried Roadless Area and Wilderness Evaluations (1.27 MB)

Roads Analysis Process (1.81 MB)

Sociodemographic Profiles for Outdoor Recreation Visitors (16.13 kB)

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Biological Opinion (1.03 MB)

 

MAPS
Click below to access all maps for the agency's decision. These are large files, so they may take a few moments to download.

Land Use Zones
The plan classifies forest lands into one of seven zones that provide varying levels of protection. Use these maps to figure out how certain areas of the forest are zoned.
North (314 kB)
Central (342 kB)
South (520 kB)


Inventoried
Roadless Areas
These maps show where road construction is allowed in pristine, roadless areas.
North (1.30 MB)
Central (460 kB)
South (775 kB)


Recreational Opportunity Spectrum
North (1.38 MB)
Central (558 kB)
South (897 kB)


Scenic Integrity Objective
North (1.88 MB)
Central (1.48 MB)
South (2.81 MB)


Places
North (1.34 MB)
Central (518 kB)
South (862 kB)

 

Road Analysis Maps
Far North (90 MB)
Mid North (82 MB)
Central (83 MB)
Southwest (90 MB)
East (112 MB)

 


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