For Release: October 22, 2004 #CCal-05-10
Contact: John Scull (916) 985-4474/Lorna Dobrovolny (530) 272-0298

South Yuba Planning Meeting to Discuss Management Actions

Issues associated with sanitation, gold dredging, parking, and carrying capacity will be discussed at the next meeting of the South Yuba River Planning Group, Tuesday, Oct. 26, between 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., in the L.O.V.E. Building, 660 Minnie St., Condon Park in Grass Valley.

The geographical focus of the meeting will be on public lands along the 20-mile stretch of the South Yuba River that includes popular recreation sites such as Jones Bar, the Highway 49 Bridge, Hoyt's Crossing, Purdon Crossing, Edwards Crossing, and Humbug Creek.

Local, state and federal agency personnel and meeting participants will work together on deciding what management actions are best for resolving these and other river issues. Recommendations from the planning group will form the basis of a draft comprehensive management plan which will be presented to the public next year, along with an environmental analysis.

The meeting will be the 35th in a series of planning meetings sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, the California Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Nevada County Planning Department. The agencies are using the community-based planning process to create the draft management plan. This process directly involves interested citizens in determining the contents of the draft plan by working in cooperation with each other and the land management agencies.

The South Yuba River is a popular outdoor recreation destination for many Nevada County residents as well as people from outside the region who enjoy the opportunities for swimming, hiking, sunbathing, and nature appreciation in the highly scenic river canyon. It is a state-designated Wild and Scenic River, and has been recommended for the same status on the federal level.

For more information, please call the South Yuba River hot line at (530) 272-6356, or log on to the South Yuba River Plan website at http://www.southyubariverplan.com.

-BLM-

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