Below is a compiled  list of publications and important links  to help property owners or anyone interested in knowing more about the benefits and constraints of HABITAT CONSERVATION . 

 

A Citizens Guide To Habitat Conservation

A Guide To Regional Conservation Planning in California

Riverside County Intergrated Project   OVERVEIW

MAPS . REPORT GENERATORS. DOCUMENT SEARCHES

• Riverside County Land Information System
• Interactive Map of land covered by MSHCP
• Riverside Conservation Summary Report Generator 
•  Western Riverside REGIONAL CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
• Transportation & Land Management Agency

-Environment Programs Division

  http://rctlma.org/epd/WR-MSHCP

• TLMA online document search 
• MSHCP Plan Map

Various Reports of Interest

• CENTER OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY;Scientific Reveiw Panel Reveiw of ; FINAL DRAFT WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY MSHCP DOCUMENT
• How Will We Grow; Baseline Projections of the Growth of Californias Urban Footprint through the year 2100
• California State Department -Transportation Division and the Center for Conservation Biology; MSHCP NICHE MODEL TASK ORDER  PDF file here
• The Role of social Capital and Collaborative Negotiations in MSHCP Plans PDF file here
• Towards Developing A Monitoring Framework for MSHCP Plans. Part 1
• Perspectives in Conservation Biology in Southern California. Current Exstintion Rates and Causes

 

 

FORMS AND APPLICATIONS

HANS ( Habitat Assessment Negotiation Strategy  )

•  HANS Process At A Glance Brochure
•  HANS Section 6.1.1  MSHCP
•  HANS Process Flowchart
•  HANS Application Guide
•  HANS APPLICATION

Expedited Review Proccess

• APPLICATION
•  Site Plan Example

 

MORE–

•  USFWS Findings & Recommendations  For Issuance of Incidental Take Permit associated with W.Riv. Co MSHCP/NCCP

 

• Dept. of Fish and Game : MSHCP Implementation Guidance Manual 

 

• Notice of Availability: Final Handbook for Habitat Conservation Planning and Incidental Take Permitting Process (61 FR 63854, December 2, 1996

 

• Habitat Conservation Plan Assurances (“No Surprises”) Rule (63 FR 8859, February 23, 1998)

 

• Strategic Conservation Planning –

Final Report from the Ecological Assesment Team

• Conservation in Transition
• CNPS Manual on the HCP/NCCP Process
• www.endangeredspecieslawandpolicy.com
• Fish and Wildlife Service:  Landscape-scale planning & surrogate species July 2014

 

• Federal Endangered Species Act  (ESA)
• Habitat Conservation Plan Assurances (“No Surprises”) Rule (63 FR 8859, February 23, 1998)-
• Document Library ( awesome site with tons of information!)
• Conservation Profiles: Landowners Help Imperiled Wildlife Brochure [1.84MB]
• Tools for Helping Imperiled Wildlife on Private Lands Brochure [1.76MB]
• MSHCP BIOLOGICAL MONITORING PROGRAM
• Federal Register CRITICAL HABITAT DESTINATION FOR MUNZ ONION AND SAN JACINTO VALLEY SALTSCALE
• Intergrating Endangered Species Conservation and Regional Transportation Planning in Western Riverside County USFWS
• Intergrated Classification and Mapping of Vegetation of Western Riverside County  CNPS ,DFG requires flash player