Publication Date
10-2006
Abstract
In 2000, Rick Storre purchased 80 acres from the Roy Fulton Estate for the purpose of developing a native plant nursery, which utilizes the barn, dairy, and adjoining land, but left much of the property in a natural state. Recognizing the value of this former marsh land and Freshwater Slough and its tributary Wood Creek, Storre began working with McBain and Trush, an environmental consulting firm that specializes in aquatic systems, to develop an enhancement plan for his property. The result was the Freshwater Slough Estuary Rehabilitation Project, 2005, which provides the framework for enhancement activities on the estuary, creek and wetlands. That same year, Storre sold 54 of the 80 acres to the Northcoast Regional Land Trust (NRLT) which developed a management plan for its land in cooperation with the Natural Resources Services Division of Redwood Community Action Agency (NRLT/RCAA 2006). The McBain and Trush plan for aquatic and wetlands enhancement was incorporated into the NRLT plan.
As part of planning for management activities on the NRLT land, a cultural resources survey was commissioned to determine the presence of pre-historic, ethnographic, and historic resources. Generally, Historic Resources Reports are generated for the purpose of identifying the presence of historic properties, determining their significance, assessing potential impacts, and recommending alternatives and mitigation. As a result of this survey, no historic resources within the Area of Potential Effect (APE) were identified. However, reclamation activities, early uses of the sloughs and waterways, logging in the Freshwater watershed, railroad construction, land use, nearby buildings, and life on Freshwater provide the historic background for understanding the social, economic, and environmental factors that have guided the use of this land and the creation of a significant cultural landscape.
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