Biological Diversity Baseline Report for the Hellhole Canyon Preserve

Type: report

Article abstract: Technology Associates International Corporation (TAIC), assisted by the San Diego Natural History Museum, conducted baseline biological surveys at Hellhole Canyon Preserve on behalf of the County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation. The purpose of these baseline surveys is to provide the County with information on existing biological conditions to develop a Resource Management Plan (RMP) including Area Specific Management Directives (ASMDs). The Preserve is located approximately six miles northeast of Escondido in Valley Center, east of Valley Center Road and north of Santee Lane in San Diego County, California, and is owned and managed by the County of San Diego.

Number of pages: 183

Day: 27

Month: October

Year: 2008

Purpose: The purpose of this report is to document biological baseline data collected by Technology Associates (TAIC) and the San Diego Natural History Museum (SDNHM) for the County of San Diego’s Hellhole Canyon Preserve (Preserve). Biological surveys were conducted on behalf of the County of San Diego (County) in 2008 to establish baseline habitat and species data. The Preserve is managed by the County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), and the information will be used to direct future preserve management and monitoring and the development of a Resource Management Plan (RMP) including Area Specific Management Directives (ASMDs).

Prepared for: County of San Diego, Department of Parks and Recreation;

Prepared by: Technology Associates (TAIC);

Keywords: arroyo toad; avian point counts; bat surveys; butterfly surveys; camera stations; pitfall trapping; plant surveys; rare plant surveys; Sherman traps; vegetation mapping;