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The Auburn State Recreation Area Preliminary General Plan and
Auburn Project Lands Draft Resource Management Plan, and Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) are available for review. The deadline for submitting comments has been extended to September 17. |
PARC has some recommendations for the most important points to make in your comments.
- Click here to read them online
- Click here to read or print our recommendations as a PDF
- Click here to download a letter that you can sign and submit to Auburn SRA General Plan Administrators
You can also print out the letter and snail mail it to:
Bureau of Reclamation
C/O Bonnie Van Pelt
7794 Folsom Dam Road
Folsom, CA, 95630
Or Fax it to: 916-537-7035
Remember, all comments must be received by September 17 at close of business.
You’re invited to review and provide comments on the Preliminary General Plan (GP) and Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and the associated EIR/EIS for the Auburn State Recreation Area and Auburn Project Lands. Copies of the Draft GP/RMP and EIR/EIS are available for download and a list of locations for viewing printed copies are available at www.parks.ca.gov/PlanASRA.
Comments on the GP/RMP or EIR/EIS should be provided by September 17, 2019. Please send or email written comments to:
EMAIL:
plan.general@parks.ca.gov
MAIL:
Bureau of Reclamation
C/O Bonnie Van Pelt
7794 Folsom Dam Road
Folsom, CA, 95630
FAX:
916-537-7035
Comments on the GP/RMP or EIR/EIS should be provided by September 17, 2019. Please send or email written comments to:
EMAIL:
plan.general@parks.ca.gov
MAIL:
Bureau of Reclamation
C/O Bonnie Van Pelt
7794 Folsom Dam Road
Folsom, CA, 95630
FAX:
916-537-7035
ASRA GENERAL PLAN COMMENT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 17
Please submit your comments on the proposed new General Plan for Auburn State Recreation Area by the extended comment deadline of September 17.
PARC endorses the proposed plan, which places equal emphasis on increased resource protection and enhanced recreational facilities and access. While we agree with most of the proposed plan’s goals and guidelines, there are some recommendations we disagree with, as noted below.
What follows are the most important points to make in your comments:
Please submit your comments on the proposed new General Plan for Auburn State Recreation Area by the extended comment deadline of September 17.
PARC endorses the proposed plan, which places equal emphasis on increased resource protection and enhanced recreational facilities and access. While we agree with most of the proposed plan’s goals and guidelines, there are some recommendations we disagree with, as noted below.
What follows are the most important points to make in your comments:
- Support increased funding of Auburn SRA (Goals OP 6 and 7); increase rather than decrease Reclamation’s cost share contribution.
- Support construction of a trail bridge across the lower North Fork American River near China Bar (Guideline MZ 4.1).
- Support increased vehicle access to China Bar and Oregon Bar through the China Bar entrance station (Guideline MZ 5.1 and MZ 5.2).
- Support public vehicle access from Cool to the east side of the river near China Bar along Knickerbocker and Salt Creek/Rocky Island Bar Roads (Guideline MZ 6.1).
- Oppose proposal for campground in Knickerbocker Management Zone (Guideline MZ 1.1).
- Support creation of a shuttle operation from Auburn to the Confluence (Guideline MZ 10.2).
- Oppose expansion of OHV use at Mammoth Bar to six days a week; instead maintain existing schedule allowing OHV use three to four days a week (Guideline MZ 22.2).
- Support the natural and cultural resource protection goals and guidelines identified in the proposed plan (section 4.3.1).
- Support adding a goal of staffing a full-time interpretive specialist.
- Support expanding access to interpretive information through smart technologies (Guidelines I&E 6.3 and 6.4).
- Support adding a goal of reducing hazards to the public by removing metal debris from the river, especially the collapsed bridge material just downstream of the Confluence.
- Support the proposed wildfire risk reduction goals and guidelines (Goals RES 8 and 9).
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Great Sierra American River Cleanup 2019
Saturday, September 21, 2019, 8 AM – Noon and Confluence Historic Bridges Hike at 9 AM ASRA & PARC, partnering with the Sierra Nevada Conservancy to Keep Our Sierra Rivers Clean & Safe! Free Parking at the Confluence Saturday, September 21, 2019 8AM – Noon Meet at the Old Auburn-Foresthill Curved Bridge near the Confluence (3 miles below Auburn near the Highway 49 River Crossing) Upper North Fork Volunteers meet at Colfax-Iowa Hill Bridge Check in at the Protect American River Canyons information booth to register and receive your free Confluence Map, (first 25 volunteers, 1 per family), trash collection bags, water and snacks. Wear sturdy shoes, bring gloves and a water bottle. Free parking for volunteers. For more information contact the Auburn SRA office at 530-885-4527 or PARC at 530-885-8878. The cleanup is a river wide cleanup that focuses on the Auburn State Recreation Area. Canyon Keepers Hike Historic Bridges of the Confluence Meets at 9:00 am at the Confluence Cleanup check-in booth. |
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Protect American River Canyon’s
Free Paddle Safety & Junior Ranger Day Sunday, September 22nd, 2019 - 11 AM to 4 PM Upper-Lake Clementine Try out a variety of river and lake canoes, kayaks and paddle boards provided by Sierra Outdoor Center & Protect American River Canyons. For more information contact Guy at Sierra Outdoor Center 530-885-1844 or PARC at 530-885-8878 Hands on Junior Ranger Activities focus on American River Ecology! 
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Thanks to all who participated in the Earth day American River Cleanup activities and iNaturalist BioBlitz on April 13, 2019!
Rick Ramos shows how to upload nature observations to the iNaturalist application
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Nature at Our Fingertips: Pipevine Swallowtail
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Juan Peña will demonstrate his 3 color watercolor technique in the Confluence Area starting at 9:30 am.
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Earth Day 2018 Cleanup
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Placer High School Cleanup Volunteers
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2018 Cleanup along Clementine Trail - Photo by Gary Hughes
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