Type: report

Article abstract: The San Diego Management and Monitoring Program (SDMMP) coordinates science-based, biological management and monitoring of Conserved Lands in San Diego County, partnering with land managers and researchers. SDMMP implements regional objectives from the Management and Monitoring Strategic Plan for Conserved Lands in Western San Diego County: A Strategic Habitat Conservation Roadmap (MSP Roadmap; SDMMP and TNC 2017). Regional objectives and actions are completed by SDMMP staff with funding provided by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This report provides a summary of the work from 2020-2024 for Tasks 1, 2, 3, 13, and 15 in Collaborative Agreement No. S548642 between SDMMP, SANDAG, and USGS. Tasks 1, 2, 3, 13, and 15 cover the ecological support, database management, GIS management, website development and support, and program coordination completed by SDMMP and partners. The final section of the report includes a list of future steps for each task and SDMMP. A comprehensive list of all peer-reviewed products (journal publications, reports, datasets), conference presentations and posters, and outreach meetings resulting from these tasks is included in Appendix A. The five years of ecological and science support spans 36 project areas focused on sensitive species, vegetation communities, and threats and stressors. Nearly 250 science products were produced by the regional program from journal publications, reports, datasets, webportals and presentations at national conferences and local outreach meetings. The program resulted in 25 journal publications, 58 reports, 33 datasets, 117 presentations, and 6 web tools.