1. USDI BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT ARCATA FIELD OFFICE PRESENTATION TO CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 Prosper Ridge Prairie Plan

3. Figure 2. Aerial photo of project area 1993 Figure 3. Aerial photo of project area 2007 Figure 4. Aerial Photo of project area 2009. Note that lighter colors indicate grasses and darker colors indicate woody vegetation.

4. Objective: Restore Coastal Prairies Area is divided into units based on topography and existing roads Most units would be treated through mastication and “pulling” of trees and brush initially Broadcast burning would follow mechanical treatments Planting of native grasses, as necessary, would follow burns No-burn buffer on eastern edge of area adjacent to private lands

5. Broadcast Burning Following mechanical treatment, units can be burned during cool, moist times of the year Burning reduces trees and brush and promotes grasses and forbs native to coastal prairie ecosystems