by RCA | Nov 28, 2022 | City Spotlight, MSHCP
City Spotlight: Riverside is Surrounded by Protected Habitats Mount Rubidoux, Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Park, Hidden Valley Wildlife Area, and more… Throughout the City of Riverside, you are near habitats that MSHCP-protected species need to thrive. On the...
by RCA | Nov 17, 2022 | MSHCP, News
The RCA Goes to Washington If the least Bell’s vireo could fly to Washington, D.C. to ask federal officials to help protect its habitat in southern California, it would take flight. Fortunately for this endangered bird and other protected native plant and animal...
by RCA | Nov 7, 2022 | MSHCP, Species
No Place Like Southern California – The Engelmann Oak’s Established Roots in Our Region A magnet for butterflies and birds, the Engelmann oak (Quercus engelmannii) inhabits the smallest range of any oak tree in the southwestern United States. Named after...
by RCA | Nov 1, 2022 | MSHCP, News
USFWS Awards RCA Grant Funding to Acquire Habitat in Riverside County The coastal California gnatcatcher, San Jacinto Valley crownscale, western spadefoot toad, spreading navarretia, Stephens’ kangaroo rat, and other endangered and threatened native animals and plants...
by RCA | Oct 21, 2022 | MSHCP, News
The MSHCP Will Help Meet California 30×30 Initiative The California Natural Resources Agency has embarked on an ambitious goal of conserving 30 percent of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030. In April, the state released an implementation strategy to...