Tracker results - long format
San Diego black-tailed jackrabbit Lepus californicus bennettii
Goal: Maintain, enhance and restore coastal sage scrub, native grassland and forblands, and manage nonnative grassland on Conserved Lands in the MSPA that supports or has the potential to support VF species (i.e., cliff spurge, Palmer's goldenbush, San Diego barrel cactus, snake cholla, Blaineville's horned lizard, California gnatcatcher, grasshopper sparrow, San Diego black-tailed jackrabbit) and to incidentally benefit a diverse array of other species (e.g., San Diego thornmint, Quino checkerspot, burrowing owl, coastal cactus wren, golden eagle, Stephen's kangaroo rat) so that populations of these VF and other species are resilient to environmental stochasticity, threats and catastrophic disturbances, very large wildfires, invasive plants and prolonged drought, and will be likely to persist over the long term (>100 years).
Regional
NFO
2018
VF
MON-PRP-MONPL LEPCAL-1
Management units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
In 2018, develop a long-term San Diego Black-tailed Jackrabbit Monitoring Plan to track their distribution and status, habitat associations and level of threats in coastal sage scrub and grassland vegetation communities across the MSPA. The plan should integrate with the Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub and Grassland Vegetation Monitoring Plan to include sampling at long-term vegetation monitoring plots. The monitoring plan should build upon previous surveys, habitat assessments and modeling to develop specific questions, monitoring methods, a statistically valid sampling design, sampling locations, and standardized protocols for determining the status and abundance of the jackrabbit and for assessing habitat and threats at each sampling site to determine vegetation management needs. The plan should include guidelines for data analysis and preparation of a report with monitoring results and vegetation management recommendations.
Action |
Statement |
Action status |
Projects |
PRP-1 |
Submit project metadata and San Diego Black-tailed Jackrabbit Monitoring Plan to the MSP Web Portal. |
On hold |
|
Criteria |
Deadline year |
San Diego Black-tailed Jackrabbit Monitoring Plan completed in 2018 |
2021 |
Regional
NFO
2019
VF
MON-IMP-MONPL LEPCAL-2
Management units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
In 2019, begin implementing long-term San Diego black-tailed jackrabbit monitoring as specified in the San Diego Black-tailed Jackrabbit Monitoring Plan. Prepare a report detailing jackrabbit and habitat and threat assessment results and with site specific vegetation management recommendations.
Action |
Statement |
Action status |
Projects |
IMP-1 |
Submit project metadata, datasets, analyses and monitoring report with management recommendations to the MSP Web Portal. |
waiting for precedent action |
|
Criteria |
Deadline year |
San Diego Black-tailed Jackrabbit Monitoring and Report completed by 2020 |
2021 |