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<br />\ \'~Her ,lI1d outdoor rec.'re,uion in C;llifCJrlll~1 J.re
<br />\"iml:lll~' ilN.:parabk. Experience deJ.rly IIlJicarn
<br />the ;Iuractiun nc.:w water hllJie:~ pn.'se:1H to rt"l.:re;)-
<br />tiollists. Sh:uu, Folsolll. .\lillertlln, C.H:huma. hia-
<br />bella. and I.ake: .\1<.';10 R<,'servoirs ;lfe priml' l'X3111-
<br />pIes Ilf thl' hC:I\.~. reaeation pressures which
<br />Jnclop rapidly upon the completion of ;1 water
<br />Prole:Ct.
<br />Down thfClUgh rhl' SilTr3 flows the Feather
<br />Rinr. Here. lik<.' fingers (0 the palm that will be
<br />Oro\'illc Rcse:rnlir, will lie the live small reser-
<br />voirs called Dixie Refuge, A"he~' Bridge, Crizzly
<br />\',llley. Ffl'nchnlJn ;llld :\ntdlpC \'allc~'. French-
<br />man, a recrc:uioll ;ll1d irrigatif'll projcct on Link
<br />Last ChalH.:c Credo Plunu~ County. was com-
<br />pleted in Octuber 1l)() 1 at a l'ost of S1,06Q.OOO.
<br />Preliminary construction at OrO\.ille f);lIlt lKgan
<br />in the same 111011th. Construction n Amelope \';11-
<br />ley will bl'gin shonly.
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<br />To the \\',Hers of thesc projects add the waters
<br />of the Delta \\.ater Projn't and the California
<br />:\t)ueduct. tho..t' of S,ll1 Luis Reservoir and those
<br />of several smaller n.:servoirs flll the aqueduct S."5-
<br />tem; Del \'J.lIe. Airpoinr. G"raic, Cedar Springs.
<br />and Perris, located respecti\"Cly in Alameda. 5.1m3
<br />Clara, Lm Angell'S, San Bern;udino and Riverside
<br />Counties, In 311. more than ;0,000 acres of water
<br />surLH.:e and 4-70 miles of reservoir shorclme will
<br />draw hikers 3nd c.:ampers, hoaters. wuer skiers,
<br />and lislu:rmen to new recreation arC3S of ~orth-
<br />ern, Central and Sollthern California,
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<br />The:se waters will support large lish populauons,
<br />The Illoumains. fore.sts ,1I1d meadows surrounding
<br />their shores w.I1 attract the deer. rhl.: hear. and the
<br />3melope-aJl thar wildlife whose nalural hahit3t
<br />dwindles as Cahforni3 municipalities grow. The
<br />potential for ourdoor reneation in these areas and
<br />on these waters is trcmcndous. In Dcn"mher 1 Q60.
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<br />the deparrment reponed upon this potential in a
<br />bulktill cIHitkJ . "1960 Progress Report on
<br />Rl'ne3tion Plan"ing for the State \\'ater Fac:.-ili-
<br />[ll'S."
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<br />Callforni3 has not ignored such potentiaL The
<br />I.e:gislature rct:ognized carly that planning for rec-
<br />rCJtion and for tht, protection of fish and wildlife
<br />.,hould !,t' silllulraneoW\ with pbnning for water
<br />conservation projects. In 1961. it enacted thc
<br />f);1,.is-[)lllwig Act to strengthen and clarify laws
<br />relating to lish :lI1d wildlife resourccs and to pub-
<br />lic rl'creation, The act declared as a positivc state
<br />policy th;lt state water projtTts shall plan for the
<br />preservation and l'nhant'elllCIH of fish and wildlife
<br />and for the dC\"c1opment of recreation. The act
<br />prm"idc..'d for the lin;ll1cing, plo1nning, construction.
<br />opc:ration 31111 1ll3intcnann' of facilities to this end,
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<br />That rhl' past tWo years have been years of ac-
<br />complishment in this program may be seen from
<br />3 s;unpling of departlllclHal publications. In June
<br />1961. the department published. "Thc Effects
<br />of the Spencer-Franc.:iscan, Jarbow and Dos RillS
<br />Alrc:rn3t1\T Projects on the Fisheries of the ,\Iiddle
<br />Fork Ed Rinr," Rencation dnelnpmelH plans
<br />haH' ilt'en puhli"heJ in lllllletins cntitled . "A
<br />Pbn for the De\'e1opment and Operation of Rec-
<br />reation F;lCilities at Frenchman Resen'oir" (,\larch
<br />1961) and. "Pbn for Recrcation Development
<br />of Antelope \'alley Reservoir" (.\lart'h 196:!),
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<br />The Division of BeJChes and Parks is preparing
<br />;) contract, for which S(lIne 5107,000 has been :lp-
<br />propria ted, for the construction of initial onshore
<br />relTeatifll1 facilities af Frenchman Resef\'oir. A
<br />S:!4-0,OOO Contract for completion of construction
<br />of L'.s, forest St'rvice ro;lds around the reservoir
<br />was aW,1fded on June:! I, 196:!. The 1 :!H-fo(J[-high
<br />earthfill d3m will impound ; 1.000 acre-feet of
<br />water with a surface area nf 1,470 acres,
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