Fort Ord Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP)

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Summary

The Fort Ord Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) addresses the conservation and enhancement of habitat for several special status plants and animals. The plan identifies designated development areas, habitat management areas, and borderlands. Specific activities within these designated areas are also outlined.[1]

Background

The HCP plan covers approximately 27,838 acres of former Fort Ord. HCP stemmed from the Habitat Management Plan, part of the Base Reuse Plan.

Endangered Species Act (ESA)

  • Section 7 of the ESA calls for inter-agency collaboration to protect and conserve federally listed endangered species and their habitat. [2]
  • Section 10

Special Status Species

[3]

  • Sand gilia (Gilia tenuiflora arenaria)
  • Monterey spineflower (Chorizanthe pungens pungens)
  • Seaside bird’s-beak (Cordylanthus rigidus littoralis)
  • Hooker’s manzanita (Arctostaphylos hookeri hookeri)
  • Sandmat manzanita (A. pumila)
  • Monterey manzanita (A. montereyensis)
  • Monterey ceanothus (Ceanothus cuneatus var. rigidus)
  • Eastwood’s goldenbush (Ericameria fasciculata)
  • Yadon’s piperia (Piperia yadonii)
  • Contra Costa goldfields (Lasthenia conjugens)
  • California Black Legless Lizard (Anniella pulchra nigra; BLL)
  • California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense; CTS)
  • California linderiella (Linderiella occidentalis)


Timeline

  • December 3rd, 1993 - Habitat Management Plan (HMP) development initiative. [4]
  • 1994 - publication of first HMP [5]
  • 1997 - Revision of 1994 HMP

Links

References

  1. FORA HMP
  2. ESA Section 7
  3. 2013 Biological Monitoring Report
  4. Base Reuse Plan
  5. First Publication of HMP

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