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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>Management Areas designated as: Habitat Conservation Areas (HCA), Natural Areas (NA), Passive Recreation Areas (PRA), or Agricultural Areas (AA) in the 2005 Visitor Master Plan (VMP). Continuously updated as plans are approved for newly acquired properties.Management areas awaiting Board of Trustees and City Council approval are noted with ' - Conditional' suffix. TBD is to be determined. From the VMP: "Management area designations define a management emphasis for different areas within the Open Space and Mountain Parks land system, based on a primary open space purpose (e.g., provision of quality passive recreational opportunities, preservation of agriculture, and protection and restoration of natural systems). The management designation defines suitable visitor activities in each type of area and under what conditions those activities can occur. The management designation also defines the management strategies needed to enhance visitor experience and ensure compatability of visitor activities with resource protetion. [...] The set of strategies applied in a given management area is based on the land characteristics (e.g., physical and ecological qualities, existing and anticipated visitor use patterns, existing and potential visitor infrastructure, and others) and the management needs that exist in that area."</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> |