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

5.4 RCA Properties Managed by the Park District5.0 MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIESTable 18, MSHCP Sites Currently Managed by Riverside County Parks District, lists theproperties managed by the District for the MSHCP program during 2005. Several of the sitesthat were originally surveyed by the District for inclusion in District management have beeneliminated (e.g., Lockheed-Laborde), are still pending acquisition (e.g., Won Yoo, Teledyne), orhave been given back to the District to manage because State Parks will not accept them at thistime (e.g., Riverside Land Conservancy, El Casco). Figure 13, Habitat Management Units andReserve Names, provides a geographical overview of the Reserve management system.5.5 Results5.5.1 AcquisitionsProperties that meet MSHCP conservation needs are rapidly being acquired by the RCA.Following appraisals and negotiations, the RCA requests a walk-over inspection of the site toensure there are no significant issues that would prevent the RCA from taking title. Such issuesinclude significant trash dumps and hazmat or other health and safety issues. Management alsoinspects the properties to ensure that the property corners have been clearly staked and marked.If no issues are identified during the inspections, the RCA is informed, and the acquisition can becompleted, at which point the property is turned over to the District (or other entity) formanagement.In addition, management has performed a series of endowment calculations for selecteddonations at the request of the RCA. These calculations are designed to provide the RCA withan estimate of long-term management costs for such donations and the amount of an endowmentnecessary to support these endeavors.5.5.2 Habitat ProtectionA clearly stated goal of management is the protection of MSHCP lands from human activitiesthat can degrade or destroy the habitat. During the year, the majority of management’s effortshave been spent in these endeavors.A regular series of ranger patrols continued during 2005. Patrols seek to intercept anddiscourage public entry into the Reserves, identify and correct any maintenance issues, andrespond to public inquiries and concerns.Western Riverside County MSHCP October 2006Annual Report (January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005) 5-2