Recreational Realignment of Public Lands

From the Los Padres Forest Association (On April Fools Day) I read it early morning 4/2  — 4 am while 1/2 asleep — and given all the sh** this admin has done, I believed it. Now that I am awake, I realize it was a joke, Plaskett Primate finally woke me up.)

Recreational Realignment of Public LandsThe administration signed a new Order to launch a nationwide program designed to monetize public lands through an expansion of recreational opportunities. This program is called Recreational Realignment of Public Lands (RRPL). While the concept of more recreational opportunities within our public lands is certainly positive, the fineprint within the RRPL program has raised criticism from multiple national watchdog organizations. CLICK HERE to read a complete list of the proposed recreational realignment projects. Here locally, there are two proposed RRPL sites within the Los Padres.

RRPL is proposing an expansion of recreation in Ventura County by creating a year-round Golf and Ski destination set within the rugged Sespe Backcountry. ‘Halfmoon Pines’ will be a 4-season resort featuring two 18-hole golf courses, two ski mountains (Thorn Point & Little Mutau), a 25k square foot clubhouse/ski lodge located at Mutau Flat, 518 carbon-neutral villas and a natural hot spring spa resort at Sespe Hot Springs accessed by gondola leading down Johnston Ridge.

In Monterey, RRPL will be expanding recreation by building a one-of-a-kind wild animal experience called the ‘Carrizo Springs Adventure Park’. The park will be the largest in existence covering half of the Monterey Ranger District. The headquarters will be centrally located at The Indians with seven gondolas providing access to an array of ecotourism offerings including zip-lines, shark diving and programs like: Plaskett Creek Primates, Tassajara Tiger Sanctuary, Pine Valley Pachyderm Pasture, Pfeiffer Polar Bear Plunge, the aptly named Lion’s Den and the sure to be crowd favorite Crocs of the Arroyo Seco. What’s truly special about Carrizo Springs Park is that there will be no fences. All animals will be free to wander as nature intended across the vast Los Padres Backcountry.

While the RRPL program will certainly change portions of the Los Padres, it should accomplish its goal of expanding recreation. For us diehards who love the backcountry, don’t worry, we’ve been assured that all backcountry trails will remain open for those with a valid Adventure Pass.

 

 

22 thoughts on “Recreational Realignment of Public Lands”

  2. This sounds great. I hope they include more rattlesnakes and other poisonous herps!

  3. You had me going. I was reading the bits attached to the email and did not see the intro till taking the link to your page. Entirely believable, given all the crazy these days. The lunatics have taken over the asylum.

  6. What about the proposal to turn Point Lobos into a theme park with a giant roller coaster over the ocean?

  8. Just get ready to fend off escaped wandering tigers, you backcountry hikers! Oh, and biodiversity is a good thing—for apex predators anyway.

  9. I thought (hoped) for a moment that this was an April Fool’s Day post.

  10. It’s amazing with the level of corruption here ,that the only time we get a story about the backcountry ,is on April fools day. I have spoken with federal investigators(above and outside of the king city office)and there will be done sweeping changes soon (this I can promise). Would you care to give time and space to actually reporting the situation and how we got here and where we are going with our 1-3-5 year plan for the forest and the trail and maintenance of the forest.

  12. There’s a special honor for hood-winking folks (me included) the day after 4/1. Hat Tip

  13. Not true?!? Damn. I was looking forward to all those wonderful creatures having full roam after human civilization has its inevitable, and seemingly not far off, crumble/tumble. Well, except for the alligators.

  15. LOL. It was accidental, I assure you. I will remember not to do anything at 4 am, no matter how much sleep I got. We all realize that had this been the Biden, Obama, or even the Bush administration, no one would have bought this for even a nanosecond. Tough fight ahead.

  16. I fell for it, too. Usually my b.s. detector clicks in. But with all the other outrageous news we’ve been overwhelmed with …. It wasn’t until I got to the part about the recreational improvements to the Indians, that I turned to my Sweet Babboo for confirmation. Yes, it was April Fool’s Day Two. Thanks, Kate.

  17. April fools Day AI very clever.
    On the other hand. Happy “Liberation “ Day.
    Or is it “ Happy Incarceration , Deportation ,Annexation and Taxation”
    Day

  21. No kidding. Elephants and African lions in a recreational preserve where I do my annual quail hunting?
    Obviously it would prohibit all hunting of our own native resource. More than likely just as my old acquaintance. “Don Pine'” Cal fish & wildlife biologist assigned to monterey county told us: California would be the first state to outlaw hunting.
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