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* 1991 Fort Ord placed on the Base Reuse and Closure List. | * 1991 Fort Ord placed on the Base Reuse and Closure List. | ||
* 1993 Munitions archival investigations begin. | * 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. | + | * 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. | * 1995 CSUMB opens with 3,000 students. | ||
| − | * 1997 Fort Ord Base Reuse Plan approved. Coastal Dunes cleanup begins. FORA/army negotiations begin (for Economic Conveyance Development). | + | * 1997 Fort Ord Base Reuse Plan approved. |
| + | Coastal Dunes cleanup begins. | ||
| + | FORA/army negotiations begin (for Economic Conveyance Development (EDC)). | ||
| + | * 1999 President Clinton signs a "No-Cost" EDC legislation | ||
* 2000 Coastal Dunes remedial activities and revegetation completed. | * 2000 Coastal Dunes remedial activities and revegetation completed. | ||
* 2002 Landfill consolidation and placement of cap completed. | * 2002 Landfill consolidation and placement of cap completed. | ||
Revision as of 10:37, 3 April 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. During the 50s and 60s the Fort was used to prep units departing for war. In ’76 basic training was stopped on the Ord and it became the base for the 7th Infantry Battalion. 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. FORA/army negotiations begin (for Economic Conveyance Development (EDC)).
- 1999 President Clinton signs a "No-Cost" EDC legislation
- 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.
Habitat
Land Management
After the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) recommended closing the fort, Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA) was established to manage the reuse and transfer of of former Fort Ord Lands. FORA works with 67 different agencies at all government levels in order to transfer land to the proper local jurisdictions [2]. FORA’s Base Reuse Plan designates 25% of the former Fort Ord Lands for development to create jobs and housing and 75% of the lands for open space, recreational use, and habitat management [3] . There are several proposed developments on former Fort Ord lands. For a full list of proposed developments see the Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA) page. Due the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on Fort Ord is required to assess the impact of any proposed developments on land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, noise, and objects of historic or aesthetic significance [4].
Fort Ord National Monument
In April of 2012, President Obama proclaimed a 15,000 acre portion of the former Fort Ord a national monument [5] [6].The Fort Ord National Monument (FONM) consists of approximately 8,000 acres currently managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and approximately 7,000 acres currently managed by the Army which are set to be transferred to the BLM pending military ordnance cleanup. The FONM has over 86 miles of trails winding through portions of the last undeveloped wilderness on the Monterey Peninsula [7]. Hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding are a few of the common recreational activities that are popular.
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
References
- ↑ Habitat Management Plan
- ↑ FORA
- ↑ Fort Ord Reuse Authority Summary
- ↑ CEQA Guidelines
- ↑ President Proclamation -- Establishment of the Fort Ord National Monument
- ↑ Huet, Ellen. 2012 April 21. Fort Ord declared a national monument by Obama. San Francisco Chronicle
- ↑ BLM
Links
Disclaimer
This page may contain student work completed as part of assigned coursework. It may not be accurate. It does not necessary reflect the opinion or policy of [CSUMB], its staff, or students.
