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Recreation and Resiliency Master Plan
Our Role
The Community Development Agency is leading the development of the first-ever Recreation and Resiliency Master Plan to identify recreation needs and articulate a long-term vision for managing open spaces and recreation resources that range from local parks, playgrounds, sports fields, and facilities to rivers, trails, and outdoor access. Additionally, the plan will address environmental and human-related impacts including, but not limited to, wildfires, natural disasters, drought, a changing climate, and increased visitation.
The planning process will engage diverse partners, including, but not limited to, public lands managers, nonprofit stakeholders, and user groups, to plan, fund, and implement sustainable solutions. The plan will include clear identification of viable, prioritized recreation enhancement and development projects, and related funding strategies, in unincorporated Nevada County and that involve Nevada County government.
This project is made possible, in part, through funding by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Vibrant Recreation and Tourism grant program.
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Project Timeline
| STEPS | DESCRIPTION | CURRENT STATUS |
|---|---|---|
1 | Requests for Proposals issued on June 3, 2022, seeking a qualified firm to develop a Master Plan to identify and advance key goals and objectives to address challenges and opportunities for Nevada County’s open space, trails, and other recreational interfaces, and prioritize solutions that promote community health and safety, economic development, creative placemaking, landscape restoration, environmental sustainability, climate change adaptation, and resilience. | Completed |
2 | Resolution approving the contract between the County of Nevada and Design Workshop occurred on September 27, 2022. | Completed |
3 | Phase 1: Project kick-off, information, inventory analysis, and assessment of current conditions (existing recreational lands, programming, and ecological conditions at risk). Included Public and Stakeholder Outreach and Engagement - focus groups and interviews were conducted. Learn more about Recreation & Resiliency Plan and why your input matters. | Completed |
4 | Phase 2: Opportunities and trend analysis was conducted, with a request for potential projects from the community. Input was gathered through focus groups, interviews and in-person engagement opportunities countywide with informational pop-ups at local libraries, community events, park spaces and more. Surveys were available in-person and online. | Completed |
5 | Phase 3: A Recreation Improvement Plan with draft project focus areas and recommendations was shared for comments and feedback. Input was collected at targeted working group meetings of the South Yuba River Public Safety Cohort, Nevada County Recreation Coalition, east county Sustainability Leader forum (the CCC), Nevada County Youth Commission, South County MAC, and an advertised public virtual forum. Surveys were available online and in-person at local library branches and parks. | Completed |
6 | Phase 4: Final Plan Document and Plan Adoption
| Completed |