Biological Monitoring Program
The objective of the Biological Monitoring Program is to collect data on 146 covered
species and associated habitats, measure the MSHCP effectivemess in meeting conservation
objectives and provide information for the Adaptive Management Program.
The Program is implemented within the MSHCP Conservation Area on lands owned and managed
by various MSHCP participants. The RCA is primarily responsible for funding the Monitoring
Program; however the Monitoring Program is overseen and implemented by a Monitoring Program
Administrator. As per the MSHCP, the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) is the
Monitoring Program Administrator for the first 8 years of the permit. The CDFG has committed
staff and resources to oversee, administer, and implement the Monitoring Program based on the
availability of the State's budget. The CDFG does not currently have a staff person assigned
to the Monitoring Program Administrator postion. The Administrator position as of December
31, 2007 is being filled by a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (USF&W) staff person, formerly
the Monitoring Program Coordinator that is being funded jointly by the RCA and USF&W.
The Program is responsible for monitoring status and trends of 146 Covered Species within a
500,000 acre Conservation Area. The first five to eight years of the Biological Monitoring
Program are devoted to an inventory phase. The purpose of the inventory is to determine
where Covered Species occur, gather information on activity patterns, and develop detection
protocols, test the reliability of survey methods, determine if species are present or not
present within an area.
The program will also develop efficient long-term monitoring protocols that reduce duplicate
efforts by collecting information on multiple species were possible.
Biological Monitoring Program Work Plans
Monitoring Program Workplan 2008-2009
Monitoring Program Workplan 2007-2008
Monitoring Program Workplan 2006-2007
Reports from Monitoring Surveys
Burrowing Owl Survey Report 2006 (18 pgs) 1.53MB
Coastal Sage Scrub Bird Survey Report 2006 (15 pgs) 1.54MB
Delhi Sands Flower-loving Fly Survey Report 2006 (18 pgs) 5.18MB
Delhi Sands Flower-loving Fly Survey Report 2005 (15 pgs)
Los Angeles Pocket Mouse Survey Report 2006 (31 pgs) 1.14MB
Los Angeles Pocket Mouse Survey Report 2005 (17 pgs)
Engelmann Oak Survey Report 2006 (16 pgs)
Western Pond Turtle Survey Report 2006 (27 pgs) 1.18MB
Quino Checkerspot Butterfly Survey Report 2006 (32 pgs)
Quino Checkerspot Butterfly Survey Report 2005 (23 pgs)
Rare Plant Survey Report 2006 (45 pgs) 2.05MB
Rare Plant Survey Report 2005 (32 pgs)
Riparian Bird Survey Report 2006 (25 pgs) 1.28MB
Grasshopper Sparrow Survey Report 2005 (23 pgs)
Tricolored Blackbird Survey Report 2005 (17 pgs)
Stephens' Kangaroo Rat Survey Report 2006 (55 pgs)
Stream Survey Report 2006 (22 pgs) 1.46MB
California Red-Legged Frog Survey Report 2005 (16 pgs)
Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog Survey Report 2005 (15 pgs)
Arroyo Toad Survey Report 2005 (15 pgs)
Coast Range Newt Survey Report 2005 (14 pgs)
Incidental Observations of MSHCP Covered Species in 2006 (6 pgs)
Incidental Observations of MSHCP Covered Species in 2005 (13 pgs)
WRIV Vegetation CNPS Final Report April 2006 (332 pgs) 1.46MB
