Type: report
Article abstract: The Simon Preserve (Preserve) consists of approximately 617 acres1 in unincorporated San Diego County. Dudek biologists performed the following baseline biological surveys from spring through fall 2009: vegetation mapping, focused botanical surveys, exotic species mapping, general butterfly surveys, herpetological pitfall trap surveys, avian point count surveys, bat surveys, small mammal trapping, and large and medium mammal surveys. This report documents the methods and results of these surveys, and provides various management recommendations to preserve and enhance the function of the Preserve as biological open space in the context of the regional conservation goals of the draft North County Multiple Species Conservation Plan (North County MSCP). The County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) proposes to manage the Preserve in accordance with a Resource Management Plan (RMP) including Area-Specific Management Directives (ASMDs) that will be prepared based upon the baseline biological survey information established in this report.
Number of pages: 100
Month: March
Year: 2010
Purpose: This report describes the existing conditions of biological resources within the Simon Preserve (Preserve) in terms of vegetation, flora, wildlife, and wildlife habitats. The data presented in this report are intended to provide the baseline information necessary to manage, protect, and enhance the sensitive biological resources present on site. The County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) proposes to manage the Preserve in accordance with a Resource Management Plan (RMP) including Area-Specific Management Directives (ASMDs). This plan will include the survey information presented in this report. The appendices to this report provide detailed information on the results of the inventory. Appendices A and B provide the list of observed or detected plant and wildlife species, respectively. Appendix C provides photographs of the avian point count survey locations. Appendices D and E provide the evaluation of the potential for occurrence of special-status plant and wildlife species, respectively. Appendix F provides photographs of the site and selected plant and wildlife species. Appendix G provides the sonogram results from the bat surveys.
Prepared for: County of San Diego, Department of Parks and Recreation;
Prepared by: Dudek;
Keywords: avian point counts; bat surveys; botanical surveys; butterfly surveys; exotics; herpetofauna pitfall arrays; small mammal trapping; vegetation mapping;