San Diego’s Multiple Species Conservation Program

Case Number: SLS No. 99-040
Title: San Diego’s Multiple Species Conservation Program

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Author: Amy Fox, Case Writer; Meg Caldwell, Senior Lecturer

Abstract: The San Diego County Planner must provide the San Diego County Board of Supervisors with a report on the fiscal impacts of its proposed Multiple Species Conservation Program before the final Board’s vote. This case study includes a survey of the Endangered Species Act, the county’s subarea plan, the MSCP planning process, and the difficulty of assessing the fiscal impacts of a conservation plan.

Key Words: County of San Diego, Multiple Species Conservation Program, planning, San Diego County Board of Supervisors, San Diego Taxpayers Association, fiscal impacts, Endangered Species Act, take, incidental take, habitat conservation plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan (NCCP), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game, subarea, Biological Mitigation Ordinance.