Agenda/Reports (17.0 MB) - Western Riverside County Regional ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYEXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) is acomprehensive, multi-jurisdictional plan that conserves species and associated habitats toaddress biological and ecological diversity conservation needs in western Riverside County.The plan was approved and permits issued on June 22, 2004, by the U.S. Fish and WildlifeService (USFWS) and California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG). The MSHCP PlanningArea encompasses approximately 1.26 million acres in western Riverside County. The MSHCPcalls for the conservation and management of approximately 500,000 acres of the 1.26-millionacrePlan Area. Of the 500,000 acres, 347,000 acres are currently within existing public/quasipublicownership. Achievement of the 500,000-acre goal depends on conservation of anadditional 153,000 acres within the Plan Area.The Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority (RCA) was formed in February2004 and assumed administration and implementation responsibility for the MSHCP in March2004. The MSHCP requires that the RCA prepare and submit a report of its annual activities.This report provides a summary of activities for the reporting period of January 1, 2005, throughDecember 31, 2005. This report is the first MSHCP annual report that covers a full calendaryear.Reporting RequirementsIn addition to reporting the amount of habitat conserved and developed during the reportingperiod, this report includes other information that measures MSHCP progress. At a minimum,the annual report includes:• Reserve Assembly activities in relation to the rough step formulas presented in Section6.7 of the MSHCP and in accordance with species-specific Objective 1B of the DelhiSands flower-loving fly.• Acres authorized for disturbance within the Plan Area during the reporting period.• Single-family and mobile home activity within the Criteria Area for the preceding yearand cumulatively occurring under the expedited review process for these activitiespresented in Section 6.1.1 of the MSHCP.• New or expanded agricultural operations within the Criteria Area for the preceding yearand cumulatively occurring under the processes identified in Section 6.2 of the MSHCP.• Minor Administrative/Clerical Amendments approved during the reporting period inaccordance with the procedures described in Section 6.10.2 of the MSHCP.Western Riverside County MSHCP October 2006Annual Report (January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005)ES-1