NCCP LOCAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 2001

The Department of Fish and Game has awarded twenty four (24) Local Assistance Grants for 2001. The grant program supports implementation of NCCP plans. Grant proposals were solicited from NCCP participating jurisdictions and non-profit partners within the 6,000 square mile coastal sage scrub NCCP planning area.

Grant Recipient Description of Task by Category

GIS/TECHNOLOGY

County of Riverside, Transportation and Land Management Agency Investigating the Use of HabiTrak, a GIS Habitat Tracking Tool, to Monitor Habitat Losses and Gains in the Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Planning Area

The Nature Conservancy Evaluating NCCP Connectivity Using Simulation Modeling of Carnivore Movement

San Diego Natural History Museum Bird Atlas of San Diego County - Web Site to Provide Public Access to Data, Maps, Interpretations, and Analyses

MONITORING

Coachella Valley Association of Governments Coachella Valley MSHCP/NCCP Biological Monitoring Project

City of Chula Vista Baseline Biological Study for Approximately 1,350 Acres of Habitat Preserve Land in the Chula Vista Central City Preserve Management Area

San Diego State University Foundation Additional Support for "Creating an Index of Biological Integrity for Coastal Sage Scrub: A Tool for Habitat Quality Assessment and Monitoring"

Monitoring and Management Protocol Refinement for Herpetofauna Monitoring Within the MSCP

County of San Diego Habitat Surveys and Population Monitoring of Arroyo Southwestern Toads and Pacific Pond Turtles

Bat Surveying of Selected MSCP/NCCP Reserves County of San Diego

HABITAT MANAGEMENT

City of Chula Vista Three Area-Specific Management Directives Covering Approximately 450 Acres Each of Habitat Perserve Land in the Chula Vista Central City Preserve Management Area

City of San Diego San Diego Thornmint Weed Eradication

San Diego River Management Plan

County of San Diego San Vicente Property Multiple Species Conservation Program Framework Management Plan and Area Specific Management Directives Development Project

Development of a Fire Management Plan of a Selected MSCP/NCCP Reserve

HABITAT RESTORATION

Riverside County Regional Park & Open Space District Testing & Evaluation of Alternate Methods of Restoring Wildlife Habitat on Previously Farmed Portions of the Johnson Ranch Conservation Property

Grant Recipient	Description of Task by Category
	GIS/TECHNOLOGY
County of Riverside, Transportation and Land Management Agency	Investigating the Use of HabiTrak, a GIS Habitat Tracking Tool, to Monitor Habitat Losses and Gains in the Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Planning Area
The Nature Conservancy	Evaluating NCCP Connectivity Using Simulation Modeling of Carnivore Movement
San Diego Natural History Museum	Bird Atlas of San Diego County - Web Site to Provide Public Access to Data, Maps, Interpretations, and Analyses
	MONITORING
Coachella Valley Association of Governments	Coachella Valley MSHCP/NCCP Biological Monitoring Project
City of Chula Vista	Baseline Biological Study for Approximately 1,350 Acres of Habitat Preserve Land in the Chula Vista Central City Preserve Management Area
San Diego State University Foundation	Additional Support for "Creating an Index of Biological Integrity for Coastal Sage Scrub: A Tool for Habitat Quality Assessment and Monitoring"
San Diego State University Foundation	Monitoring and Management Protocol Refinement for Herpetofauna Monitoring Within the MSCP
County of San Diego	Habitat Surveys and Population Monitoring of Arroyo Southwestern Toads and Pacific Pond Turtles
County of San Diego	Bat Surveying of Selected MSCP/NCCP Reserves County of San Diego
	HABITAT MANAGEMENT
City of Chula Vista	Three Area-Specific Management Directives Covering Approximately 450 Acres Each of Habitat Perserve Land in the Chula Vista Central City Preserve Management Area
City of San Diego	San Diego Thornmint Weed Eradication
City of San Diego	San Diego River Management Plan
County of San Diego	San Vicente Property Multiple Species Conservation Program Framework Management Plan and Area Specific Management Directives Development Project
County of San Diego	Development of a Fire Management Plan of a Selected MSCP/NCCP Reserve
	HABITAT RESTORATION
Riverside County Regional Park & Open Space District	Testing & Evaluation of Alternate Methods of Restoring Wildlife Habitat on Previously Farmed Portions of the Johnson Ranch Conservation Property