San Diego Management & Monitoring ProgramThe goal of this project was to significantly improve the conservation status of three of the rarest and most imperiled plants in San Diego County: Orcutt’s spineflower, San Diego thornmint, and short-leaved dudleya. Proposed work included stabilizing and increasing the size of existing populations, establishing new populations of Orcutt’s spineflower, and providing stewardship. A TransNet EMP grant (#5001767) funded the development and implementation of a conservation strategy that included seed bulking and the establishment of additional populations of Orcutt’s spineflower to help minimize the risk of extinction. SANDAG EMP funds and a Section 6 grant from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife funded GIS mapping of suitable habitat soils and population surveys at remaining natural historic documented occurrences and in newly mapped suitable habitat on conserved lands off the Point Loma Navy Base.
Project type: Habitat restoration
Target species: Orcutt's spineflower
Main implementing entity: The Chaparral Lands Conservancy
Point of contact: Dave Hogan
Project Page manager: Sarah McCutcheon
SDMMP lead: Sarah McCutcheon
Study lead: Dave Hogan
Budget year: pre FY15-1; Work plan objectives number: 5