Project Type

Many projects fell under a certain type.

• AHCP/CCAA: Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan / Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAAs). CCAAs expand on the success of traditional CCAs by providing non-federal landowners with additional incentives for engaging in voluntary proactive conservation through assurances that limit future conservation obligations. One of the primary reasons for developing the CCAA program was to address landowner concerns about the potential regulatory implications of having a listed species on their land. The CCAA program specifically targets non-federal landowners and provides them with the assurance that if they implement various conservation activities, they will not be subject to additional restrictions if the species becomes listed under the ESA. These assurances are only available to non-federal entities for actions on non-federal lands.
• CCP: Comprehensive Conservation Plan. A CCP is a document that provides a framework for guiding refuge management decisions.
• Greenprint: A Greenprint informs businesses and residents about the benefits of creating a sustainable community and promotes environmentally friendly living.
• HCP: A Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) is a required part of an application for an Incidental Take Permit, a permit issued under the United States Endangered Species Act (ESA) to private entities undertaking projects that might result in the destruction of an endangered or threatened species. It is a planning document that ensures that the anticipated take of a listed species will be minimized or mitigated by conserving the habitat upon which the species depend, thereby contributing to the recovery of the species as a whole.
• LMP: Land Management Plan. Land Management Plans are written to document management goals and objectives for Ecological Reserves and Wildlife Areas.
• MSHCP: Mutliple Species Habitat Conservation Plan. A comprehensive plan developed to replace multiple ‘take’ permits. Similar to an HCP, but involving multiple species.
• NCCP/HCP: Natural Community Conservation Plan / Habitat Conservation Plan. An NCCP identifies and provides for the regional protection of plants, animals, and their habitats, while allowing compatible and appropriate economic activity. Working with landowners, environmental organizations, and other interested parties, a local agency oversees the numerous activities that compose the development of an NCCP. CDFW and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provide the necessary support, direction, and guidance to NCCP participants.
• NGO: Non Govermental Organization initiated plan
• Other: A plan that does not fall into any of the other categories.
• REA: Rapid Ecological Assessment. REAs examine ecological values, conditions, and trends within ecoregions, which are large, connected areas that have similar environmental characteristics. REAs are called “rapid” assessments because they synthesize existing information, rather than conduct research or collect new data, and are generally completed within 18 months.
• UNIV: University initiated plan.

GAP Status

From the IUCN Definitions

• GAP Status 1: An area having permanent protection from conversion of natural land cover and a mandated management plan in operation to maintain a natural state within which disturbance events (of natural type, frequency, intensity, and legacy) are allowed to proceed without interference or are mimicked through management.
• GAP Status 2: An area having permanent protection from conversion of natural land cover and a mandated management plan in operation to maintain a primarily natural state, but which may receive uses or management practices that degrade the quality of existing natural communities, including suppression of natural disturbance.
• GAP Status 3: Area having permanent protection from conversion of natural land cover for the majority of area. Subject to extractive uses of either broad, low-intensity type (eg. Logging) or localized intense type (eg. Mining). Confers protection to federally listed endangered and threatened species throughout the area.
• GAP Status 4: No known public/private institutional mandates/legally recognized easements. Includes private lands.

Owner

• CA Commission: California State Lands Commission (http://www.slc.ca.gov/).
• CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife: California Department of Fish and Wildlife (https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/)
• CA Forestry & Fire: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (http://www.fire.ca.gov/)
• CA Parks & Rec: California Department of Parks and Recreation (http://www.parks.ca.gov/)
• BLM: US Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en.html)
• DOD: United States Department of Defense (http://www.defense.gov/)
• US Fish and Wildlife: US Fish and Wildlife Service (http://www.fws.gov/)
• Forest Service: US Forest Service (http://www.fs.fed.us/)
• National Parks: National Park Service (http://www.nps.gov/index.htm)
• Other: Owner other than those listed above. Includes private lands.