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Natural Community Conservation Planning (NCCP)

Scientific Input

The Natural Community Conservation Planning (NCCP) Act requires that NCCP plans include independent scientific input and analysis to assist the Department of Fish and Game and the plan participants in creating a scientifically-based plan. The Department has developed a guidance paper for the NCCP independent science advisory process. The guidance will help local planners and stakeholders understand and design an effective science advisory process that will meet the NCCP standard. The guidance represents a compilation of the most effective approaches used to date.

The Department and its local planning partners have received independent scientific input for a number of planning areas, and other efforts are currently underway. To view the reports, click on the links below.

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Butte County (2006) 

Coachella Valley MSHCP (2001)

East Contra Costa County (2004)

Eastern Merced County (2002) (this plan has been halted)

Mendocino Redwood Company (2003)

Placer County (2004)

San Diego MSCP East County Subarea

Part I: Recommendations Following the Workshop, February 2-3, 2006 (2006)

San Diego MSCP North County Subarea

Part I: Review of Habitat Evaluation Model, with Suggestions for Conservation Planning Principles, Species Coverage, and Adaptive Management (2001)

Part II: Review of Consultants' Response to Part I Report and Revision of Preserve Planning Process (2002)

Santa Clara County (2006)

Solano County (2002) (this plan is no longer considering NCCP)

Southern California CSS NCCP Conservation Guidelines (1993)

Southern Orange County (1997)

Yolo County (2006)

Yuba-Sutter (2006)