Annual Report 2005 (62.7MB) - Western Riverside County Regional ...

6.0 MONITORING ACTIVITIESTABLE 22Covered Species Monitoring Program DetailsCommon Name Latin Name Species Objective Monitored* Freq.** 2004† 2005 2006 2007cycle).Obj.Met?Mountain lion Puma concolor Maintain or improve functionality of dispersal routes. Existing8 N / D N / I TBDundercrossings in key areas will be evaluated for their adequacy toconvey mountain lions.Northwestern San Chaetodipus fallax Monitor the distribution of this species at least once every 8 years. 8 N / N F / D F F TBDDiego pocket mouseSan Bernardino flyingsquirrelSan Bernardinokangaroo ratSan Diego black-tailedjackrabbitSan Diego desertwoodratStephens' kangaroo ratBeautiful hulseafallaxGlaucomyssabrinuscalifornicusDipodomysmerriami parvusLepus californicusbennettiiNeotoma lepidaintermediaDipodomysstephensiHulsea vestita ssp.callicarphaConfirm occupation of 1,000 ha (2,470 acres) with a mean density of atleast 2 individuals per hectare (2 individuals per 2.47 acres) in the SanJacinto mountains; in the San Bernardino Mountains, confirm occupationof 100 ha.8 N / N N / N TBDWithin the 4,440 acres of suitable habitat in the MSHCP Conservation 1 to 8 N / N N / N TBDArea, ensure that at least 75% of the total (3,330 acres) is occupied andthat at least 20% of the occupied habitat (approximately 666 acres)supports a medium or higher population density (≥ 5 to 15 individuals perhectare; McKernan 1997) of the species as measured across any 8-yearperiod (i.e., the approximate length of the weather cycle).Monitor the distribution of this species at least once every 8 years. 8 N / I N / I TBDMonitor the distribution of this species at least once every 8 years. 8 N / N F / D F F TBDWithin the minimum 15,000 acres of occupied habitat in the MSHCPConservation Area, maintain at least 30% of the occupied habitat(approximately 4,500 acres) at a population density of medium or higher(i.e., at least 5-10 individuals per hectare; O’Farrell and Uptain 1989)across all Core Areas. No single Core Area will account for more than30% of the total medium (or higher) population density area.Confirm 16 localities (locality in this sense is not smaller than one quartersection) with no fewer than 50 individuals each (unless a smallerpopulation has been demonstrated to be self-sustaining).8 N / N F / D F F TBD8 F / D N / N F TBDBrand’s phacelia Phacelia stellaris Monitor the distribution of this species at least once every 8 years. 8 N / N N / N TBDWestern Riverside County MSHCP October 2006Annual Report (January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005) 6-25