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Board certifies Natural Areas Management Plan EIR after lengthy appeals and public comment
Summary
The Board of Supervisors certified a program-level final environmental impact report for the Natural Areas Management Plan after hearing hours of public testimony and appeals. The vote affirms the Planning Commission's certification and allows Recreation and Parks to move toward project-level approvals and phased implementation.
The Board of Supervisors on Feb. 28 certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Natural Areas Management Plan, clearing the program-level environmental review that will govern management of 32 natural areas across San Francisco and Sharp Park in Pacifica.
The certification follows a long public hearing in which appellants and hundreds of residents, scientists, and park users spoke for and against the plan. The Planning Department and the Recreation and Parks Department defended the EIR as adequate at the program level and said project-level review will be required where site-specific actions may cause new impacts.
Why it matters: The Natural Areas Management Plan sets policy for roughly 1,100 acres and about 30 miles of trails in the city's wild and semi-wild parkland. Supporters said the program is necessary to protect biodiversity…
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