Mission Trail Nature Preserve: BEFORE...& AFTER Photos

Mission Trail Nature Preserve Sign

Doolittle Trail (Lower)
P5-156 Conduct trail maintenance and clearance (June - August.) (LUP)
Mission Trail Nature Preserve

Doolittle Trail (Upper)
P5-156 Conduct trail maintenance and clearance (June - August.) (LUP)
Mission Trail Nature Preserve

Flanders Trail
P5-156 Conduct trail maintenance and clearance (June - August.) (LUP)
Mission Trail Nature Preserve

Martin Meadow
Mission Trail Nature Preserve
P5-153 Mow meadow grasses to reduce the risk of fire (June.) if consistent with special status plant management needs. (LUP)

Selected, relevant excerpts from the City’s Local Coastal Program with regard to the city’s only “nature preserve," Mission Trail Nature Preserve, as follows:

City of Carmel-by-the-Sea
General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan
Coastal Resource Management Element

Mission Trail Nature Preserve

G5-9 Protect, maintain and enhance the rare coastal habitats and associated plants and animals within Mission Trail Nature Preserve. (LUP)

O5-28 Prepare annual maintenance plans for habitats within the Preserve. Encourage native vegetation to re-establish on sites previously mowed, cut, or invaded by exotic species. (LUP)

P5-125 Research the most appropriate time for mowing grasses to encourage the growth of native plants and discourage exotics and schedule accordingly. (LUP)

G5-10 To preserve the natural drainage of Mission Trail Nature Preserve and enhance wetlands. (LUP)

O5-32 Provide reasonable low-impact uses of the Mission Trail Nature Preserve for the enjoyment of its natural surroundings and plant and wildlife inhabitants. (LUP)

P5-140 Formalize a trail through Martin Meadows. (LUP)

G5-11 Maintain Mission Trail Nature Preserve using great care to avoid degradation of resources. (LUP)

O5-35 Implement the Mission Trail Nature Preserve Master Plan maintenance provisions. (LUP)

P5-153 Mow meadow grasses to reduce the risk of fire (June.) if consistent with special status plant management needs. (LUP)

P5-156 Conduct trail maintenance and clearance (June - August.) (LUP)

Notes:
Photos shown above BEFORE Photos taken in May 2007; AFTER Photos will be posted in September 2007.

For Mission Trail Nature Preserve Map, click on post title above or copy, paste and click http://www.ci.carmel.ca.us/images/missiontrailmap1.jpg.