RCA - Annual Report 2008

Western Riverside County
Regional Conservation Authority

Annual Report 2008

January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008

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Annual Report

The permits were issued on June 22, 2004 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Game. This Annual Report for the third full year of operation was prepared and published by the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority and addresses the activities of the RCA during the period of January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. This report is the fourth annual report that covers a full calendar year of Plan implementation.

Annual Report 2008 (37.1 MB) (PDF format)

APPENDIX A - RCA MSHCP Technical Reports

The following reports, methods, and procedures provide the information that was utilized or developed for the Annual Report 2008 covering the reporting period of January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008. This information is provided in a separate set of documents due to the technical content and detail provided within these reports.

1. GIS Methods and Procedures

GIS Methods and Procedures 2008 (PDF - 23 Pgs)

2. Monitoring Survey Results

Separate documents and reports account for the survey activities undertaken by the Biological Monitoring Program for the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) during 2008. The Biological Monitoring Program monitors the distribution and status of the 146 Covered Species within the Conservation Area to provide information to Permittees, land managers, the public and the Wildlife Agencies (i.e. the California Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Monitoring Program activities are guided by the MSHCP Species Objectives for each Covered Species, the MSHCP information needs identified in Section 5.3 or elsewhere in the document, and the information needs of the Permittees.

Rare Plant Survey Report 2008 (60 pgs) 6.62MB

Engelmann Oak (Quercus engelmannii) Recruitment Survey Report 2008 (63 pgs) 7.53MB

Vegetation Community Survey Report 2008 (21 pgs) 1.20MB

Quino Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) Survey Report 2008 (33 pgs) 3.55MB

Delhi Sands Flower-loving Fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis) Survey Report 2008 (26 pgs) 1.33MB

Stephens' Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephensi) Survey Report 2008 (55 pgs) 2.46MB

Carnivore Survey Report 2008 (27 pgs) 3.29MB

Overwintering Raptor Survey Report 2008 (25 pgs) 961KB

Coastal California Gnatcatcher, Least Bell's Viero,
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher, Yellow-breasted Chat,
and Yellow Warbler Nesting Report 2008 (41 pgs) 9.83MB

Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Survey Report 2008 (15 pgs) 1.05MB

Northern Goshawk Survey Report 2008 (11 pgs) .98MB

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Survey Report 2008 (18 pgs) 1.58MB

California Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora draytonii) Survey Report 2008 (27 pgs) 1.14MB

Stream Survey Report 2008 (12 pgs) 1.63MB

Diurnal Reptile Survey Report 2008 (18 pgs) 2.46MB

Nocturnal Lizard Survey Report 2008 (13 pgs) 1.50MB

Southwestern Pond Turtle (Clemmys marmorata pallida) Survey Report 2008 (19 pgs) 1.16MB

Vernal Pool Survey Report 2008 (20 pgs) 1.84MB

3. Report on Conservation Easement Lands received through 404 Permits
The RCA is required by the Army Corp of Enginerrs to provie a report each year on the activities concerning all conservation easements that were created through 404 permits

Monitoring of 404 Permit Lands 2008 (9 pgs) 15.9MB

4. Habitrak Reports
The MSHCP and Implementing agreement requires that the RCA use Habitrak or a methodology consistent for reporting. The annual report was developed utilizing the methodology using GIS as described in Appendix A of the Annual Report. The analysis, tables, reports and maps for both the Annual Report and Habitrak Report Formats were developed using this GIS dataset. The following reports and maps provide detail information on the projects and data assembled for reporting and summarized in the annual report.

The Habitrak Application creates a series of tabular reports in a line by line listing of projects and permits selected information from the gains or losses information from each reporting year. In the 2005 Annual Report, these four tabular reports were created from the GIS shape files using the Crystal Reports application provided with ESRI ArcGIs and they consisted of a total of 1191 pages.

Due to the large number of records reported on each year for the Annual Report, these Gains and Losses reports as well as the Habitat Vegetation reports are not very easy to use or find individual records on projects. The RCA has attempted to structure and keep the GIS Shapefiles in a structure that could be used with the existing and revised Habitrak Applications if needed. Several options are provided below to examine the GIS data or recreate the tabular reports if needed:

Use the Crystal Reports in ESRI ArcGIS on the 2008 Gains and Losses files to create any reports needed.
Import the appropriate GIS Gains and Losses files into the Habitrak Application and use it to create the reports. We recommend a review of the Habitrak Documentation on attributes used in the application with the metadata on the attributes provided in this Annual Report before importing files. Some attribute/field names may need to be changed or field sizes may need to be adjusted.
Use ESRI ArcGIS, ArcView or ArcExplorer to geographically examine individual projects of interest and loss and gain records details.

Gains and Losses Maps
The Annual Report includes maps by Rough Step Areas for gains and losses within the MSHCP Criteria Cells. The following maps were developed in an 11" x 17" format by Rough Step Unit to show both the gains and losses within MSHCP Criteria Cells and for the surrounding areas of each rough step that cover the entire Western Riverside County MSHCP area.

Rough Step Unit Index Map for 2008 ( 1.24 MB)
WRC Rough Step Unit 1 - Gains and Losses 2008 ( 2.25 MB)
WRC Rough Step Unit 2 - Gains and Losses 2008 ( 2.14 MB)
WRC Rough Step Unit 3 - Gains and Losses 2008 ( 2.14 MB)
WRC Rough Step Unit 4 - Gains and Losses 2008 ( 1.50 MB)
WRC Rough Step Unit 5 - Gains and Losses 2008 ( 2.23 MB)
WRC Rough Step Unit 6 - Gains and Losses 2008 ( 2.56 MB)
WRC Rough Step Unit 7 - Gains and Losses 2008 ( 2.25 MB)
WRC Rough Step Unit 8 - Gains and Losses 2008 ( 2.10 MB)
WRC Rough Step Unit 9 - Gains and Losses 2008 ( 1.63 MB)

Western Riverside County - Permits and Project Losses -June 22, 2004 through December 31, 2008. Two maps for the entire Western Riverside County MSHCP Area have been created. The plotter ready maps consist of two PDF files of for a map that is 36" x 48". The first PDF is at a resolution of 300dpi the second PDF is at a resolution of 600dpi.
Gains and Losses June 22,2004 through December 31, 2008 Wall Map (4.66 MB)
Gains and Losses June 22,2004 through December 31, 2008 Wall Map (41.0 MB)

5. Clerical Amendments to the MSHCP
The MSHCP and Implementing agreement requires that the RCA report any clerical amendments or changes to the MSHCP Documents.

The RCA did not process or identify any clerical amendments to the MSHCP in 2008.

6. Agricultural Operations Database Methodology, Metadata and GIS Files
The Implementation Agreement for the MSHCP in section 11.3 required that the RCA and County establish a Agricultural Operations database and report on agricultural activities such as agricultural grading permits issued each year. Agricultural grading permits are included within the GIS Loss files for each reporting year. For the 2008 Annual Report the agricultural operations data base was updated with the one Agricultural Grading Permit issued during 2008. The GIS files and current map as of 12/31/2008 are included as part of the Annual Report for 2008.

Agricultural Operations Map
Agricultural Operations Map 12/31/2008 100dpi (36" x 60") 12.3 MB

Agricultural Operations Map 12/31/2008 300dpi (36" x 60") 71.6 MB

APPENDIX B - Minor Amendment 2007-01

The following documents and maps represent the different components of Minor Amendment 2007-01.
The minor amendment consists of a total of 38 pages of documents and (29) twenty-nine
11 x 17 maps of conservation lands.

Minor Amendment 2007-01 (Entire Amendment in one PDF)

Appendix B - Minor Amendment 2007-01 Final - 07-21-2009 (38 pgs 119MB)

Twenty-Nine (29) (11x17) Detail Maps of Conservation Area Lands

Minor Amendment Index Map (6.67 MB)

03-013 Teledyne Detail Map (4.61 MB)

03-015 Johnson Ranch Detail Map (4.87 MB)

03-014 Wilson Creek Detail Map (5.35 MB)

05-001 Ludwig RCHCA Detail Map (5.34 MB)

05-012 KB Homes Coastal Detail Map (5.72 MB)

05-013 KB Homes Donation Detail Map (5.75 MB)

05-014 Warmington Detail Map (5.32 MB)

03-022 El Sobrante Landfill Detail Map (5.35 MB)

03-017 Mica Butte Detail Map (5.21 MB)

03-016 AD 161 Detail Map (5.66 MB)

03-001 North Peak 2 Detail Map (5.55 MB)

03-004 San Jacinto Wildlife Area Detail Map (5.06 MB)

03-009 Lake Skinner Investors Detail Map (5.22 MB)

03-005 Riverside Land Conservancy Detail Map (4.75 MB)

03-002 McElhinney Stimmel Detail Map (5.30 MB)

03-006 Butchart Detail Map (6.67 MB)

03-007 Roth Detail Map (6.68 MB)

03-008 Schmeling Detail Map (5.70 MB)

03-010 North Peak 1 Detail Map (5.56 MB)

03-011 Gritton Detail Map (5.57 MB)

03-012 JPR Inc Detail Map (5.48 MB)

03-018 Reche Canyon Donation Detail Map (6.68 MB)

03-021 White Rock 1 Detail Map (5.40 MB)

03-023 White Rock 2 Detail Map (5.39 MB)

04-001 North Peak 3 Detail Map (5.58 MB)

04-002 Paul Detail Map (5.54 MB)

04-003 Potrero Lockheed Detail Map (5.37 MB)

04-004 Oak Valley Phase 1 Detail Map (5.71 MB)

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