Type: report

Article abstract: Introduction 1.1 Purpose of This Preserve Management Plan The purpose of this preserve management plan (PMP) is to provide management, monitoring, and reporting guidelines that will serve the conservation goals for certain properties owned and managed by the City of Carlsbad (City) during the 2012-2016 period. The previous PMP served the 2009-2011 period, which represented the first three years of management of these properties. This PMP has been prepared to be consistent with the north coastal San Diego County's Multiple Habitat Conservation Program (MHCP), Carlsbad Open Space Management Plan (OSMP) (Technology Associates International Corporation [TAIC] 2004) and the City of Carlsbad Subarea Plan, also called the Carlsbad Habitat Management Plan (HMP), for specific natural habitat properties directly owned and managed by the City. The properties discussed in this plan are to be managed for the purpose of preserving sensitive resources which in turn will meet the City's obligation to the MHCP, OSMP, and HMP. The MHCP is a comprehensive, multi-jurisdictional planning program that guides the long-term conservation and management of sensitive species and habitats within the north coastal portions of San Diego County. It is intended to protect viable populations of key sensitive plant and animal species and their habitats, while accommodating continued economic development for residents of the North County region. The MHCP is one of several large multi-jurisdictional habitat planning efforts in San Diego County, each of which constitutes a subregional plan under the State of California's Natural Community Conservation Planning (NCCP) Act of 1991. The current MHCP area encompasses about 30,000 acres of natural habitat across seven incorporated cities in northwestern San Diego County (Carlsbad, Encinitas, Escondido, Oceanside, San Marcos, Solana Beach, and Vista). The seven subarea plans will contribute collectively to the conservation of biological communities and species in the MHCP area, and, in concert with other subregional plans, to continued ecosystem viability in southern coastal California. These plans defined core areas, linkages, and special resource areas that would be necessary to sustain the targeted species and habitats in perpetuity within the Carlsbad Subarea (see Map 1-5). Jointly these plans provide a mechanism for complying with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the NCCP Act and for issuing permit conditions