Species Spotlight: Bell’s Sage Sparrow
The Bell’s sage sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli belli) is a small, brownish songbird with a gray head, a white breast, and a distinctive dark spot in the center of its chest. Well-adapted to arid environments, this sparrow thrives in dry, open areas of coastal sage...
Oak & Riparian Woodland Habitat Restoration Volunteer Event
The Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority (RCA), in partnership with the Rivers & Lands Conservancy and the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District (RivCo Parks), will host a volunteer event to help restore oak and riparian...
RCA Continues to Make Strides on Assembling MSHCP Reserve
The RCA continues to advance toward assembling 500,000 acres of habitat reserve for the 146 species it protects. Several properties recently added to the RCA’s habitat reserve were made possible by a combination of state, local, and federal funding. Some of recently...
Species Spotlight: San Diego horned lizard
The San Diego horned lizard (Phrynosoma coronatum blainvillei) is named for the prominent horns displayed on the back of its head. This small, spiny lizard has a flat, wide body and uses its sandy, grayish-brown or reddish tones to camouflage into surrounding rocks...
RCA Partners With the State to Protect One of the Last Remaining Vernal Pool Complexes in Western Riverside County
The Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority (RCA) was awarded $13.7 million in Natural Community Conservation Planning (NCCP) 30x30 grant funding by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The RCA implements the Western Riverside County...
Reserve Spotlight: McElhinney-Stimmel Reserve
A trip to the McElhinney-Stimmel Reserve was just what was needed to reconnect with nature. The RCA Board of Directors Chair, Kevin Bash, visited the reserve land on a cloudy morning in the fall – to see how this RCA-owned property fits into the MSHCP reserve system....