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| Author(s): | Chan, Franklin J.;
Maben, Paul M. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Chan: Horticultural Consultant, Native Plant Resources, Davis, CA; and Maben: Forester, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Land Department, Grass Valley, CA |
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| Title: | The feasibility of the federal policy on native grass species-a California perspective |
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| Column Name: | Policies and management practices
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| Section: | Technical papers
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| Meeting Info.: | Nashville, TN: February 25-28, 1997 |
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| Source: | International Erosion Control Association Proceedings 28:Erosion Control and the Environment...Working in Harmony. February 1997, p. 261-277. |
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| Publishing Information: | Steamboat Springs, CO: International Erosion Control Association |
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| # of Pages: | 17 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Native North American grasses; Federal legislation; Case studies; Restoration; Conservation
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| Geographic Terms: | California |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The inital federal policy of using local native grasses for planting on federal land was enacted in 1976. The policy has been further developed including a policy on the use of native plant material in restoration and other revegetation projects for Region 5. The policy is often unclear to parties that are obligated to implement seeding on federal land. This technical paper attempts to clarify the federal policy, identify feasability issues, examines basic approaches in using local native grasses and reviews a case example of implementing the federal policy on the management of vegetation in a transmission line rights-of-way in the Plumas National Forest in California. The Colgate-Challenge transmission line Vegetation Management Study is a cooperative effort between a utility company, the U.S. Forest Service, and various environmental and cultural organizations working together to better manage right-of-way areas in a National Forest. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a utility with strong environmental policies, is looking for creative means of better managing their utility right-of-ways. Of primary importance is to provide safe, reliable and economical electrical service to their customers. These goals must be achieved within parameters that will preserve and not damage the environment. The US Forest Service is dedicated to manage forest lands and to implement policies which are intended to protect and preserve the natural environment and its many resources. Historically, Forest Service has also encouraged multiple use of the forest lands to provide recreational, social, cultural, educational, and economical values to the American public. The goal of this paper is to examine the opportunities of the federal policy, rather than to negate any value of it. On the one hand, the government needs to recognize the feasibility of the policy. On the other hand, those who are responsible for the mitigation of erosion control and restoration plantings must recognize and understand the basis and importance of the policy. Both parties need to work together to make the policy work for specific planting situations as well as for the general welfare of the environment and for the public." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 11 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Chan, F. J., and P. M. Maben. 1997. The feasibility of the federal policy on native grass species-a California perspective. Int. Erosion Control Assoc. Proc. p. 261-277. |
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