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The former Fort Ord, located just north of Monterey Bay in Monterey County, began as Gigling Reservation, an artillery-training field for the Army in 1917. By the beginning of World War II, it had expanded by 2,000 acres and was renamed from Camp Ord to Fort Ord. The fort served as the Army’s primary facility for basic training and staging for the next thirty years. In 1988, Congress passed the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) legislation, and by 1994 the largest U.S. military base at the time was officially closed, transferring ~ 28,000 acres (~ 45 square miles) to a conglomeration of government entities and local organizations, including the cities of Seaside, Del Rey Oak, Marina, Monterey County, University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC), California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB), the U.S. Army and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) (FORA 2012). | The former Fort Ord, located just north of Monterey Bay in Monterey County, began as Gigling Reservation, an artillery-training field for the Army in 1917. By the beginning of World War II, it had expanded by 2,000 acres and was renamed from Camp Ord to Fort Ord. The fort served as the Army’s primary facility for basic training and staging for the next thirty years. In 1988, Congress passed the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) legislation, and by 1994 the largest U.S. military base at the time was officially closed, transferring ~ 28,000 acres (~ 45 square miles) to a conglomeration of government entities and local organizations, including the cities of Seaside, Del Rey Oak, Marina, Monterey County, University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC), California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB), the U.S. Army and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) (FORA 2012). | ||
| − | == | + | == Timeline == |
| + | * 1990 Fort Ord is placed on EPA's Superfund List. | ||
| + | * 1991 Fort Ord placed on the Base Reuse and Closure List. | ||
| + | * 1993 Munitions archival investigations begin. | ||
| + | * 1994 Fort Ord is formally closed. CSU Monterey Bay is create by initial land transfer. FORA created by California State law. | ||
| + | * 1995 CSUMB opens with 3,000 students. | ||
| + | * 1997 Fort Ord Base Reuse Plan approved. Coastal Dunes cleanup begins. | ||
| + | * 2000 Coastal Dunes remedial activities and revegetation completed. | ||
| + | * 2002 Landfill consolidation and placement of cap completed. | ||
| + | * 2004 Army/FORA initiated ESCA discussions. | ||
| + | * 2004-2007 FORA reports regularly. | ||
| + | * 2005-2006 Formal ESCA negotiations. | ||
| + | * 2007 Army and FORA execute ESCA. | ||
| + | * FORA ESCA Remediation Program established. | ||
| + | |||
== Land Management== | == Land Management== | ||
* [[Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA)]] | * [[Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA)]] | ||
Revision as of 15:54, 28 March 2013
Contents
History
The former Fort Ord, located just north of Monterey Bay in Monterey County, began as Gigling Reservation, an artillery-training field for the Army in 1917. By the beginning of World War II, it had expanded by 2,000 acres and was renamed from Camp Ord to Fort Ord. The fort served as the Army’s primary facility for basic training and staging for the next thirty years. In 1988, Congress passed the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) legislation, and by 1994 the largest U.S. military base at the time was officially closed, transferring ~ 28,000 acres (~ 45 square miles) to a conglomeration of government entities and local organizations, including the cities of Seaside, Del Rey Oak, Marina, Monterey County, University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC), California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB), the U.S. Army and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) (FORA 2012).
Timeline
- 1990 Fort Ord is placed on EPA's Superfund List.
- 1991 Fort Ord placed on the Base Reuse and Closure List.
- 1993 Munitions archival investigations begin.
- 1994 Fort Ord is formally closed. CSU Monterey Bay is create by initial land transfer. FORA created by California State law.
- 1995 CSUMB opens with 3,000 students.
- 1997 Fort Ord Base Reuse Plan approved. Coastal Dunes cleanup begins.
- 2000 Coastal Dunes remedial activities and revegetation completed.
- 2002 Landfill consolidation and placement of cap completed.
- 2004 Army/FORA initiated ESCA discussions.
- 2004-2007 FORA reports regularly.
- 2005-2006 Formal ESCA negotiations.
- 2007 Army and FORA execute ESCA.
- FORA ESCA Remediation Program established.
Land Management
- Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA)
- Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
Fort Ord National Monument
CSUMB Courses relevant to Fort Ord
- BIO 340/L Ecology
- Chaparral field trip
- S:ENVS 436/536/L Remote Sensing and Image Processing
- Remotely sensed map of Fort Ord land cover
CSUMB people working on Fort Ord
- Suzy Worcecster
- Fred Watson
- Bart Kowalski
- Aimee Teaby
- See also: Fort Ord Workgroup
