Science Advice for Regional Conservation Plans

Guidance for plans to sustain native ecosystems and species

CBI provides scientific guidance for a wide variety of regional conservation plans, including:

• Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP)
• Natural Community Conservation Plans (NCCP)
• Endangered Species Recovery Plans
• Adaptive Management and Monitoring Plans

CBI staff organizes and facilitates panels of scientific experts and writes and edits science advisory reports that provide guidance for large-scale conservation plans.  In California, these have included the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta Conservation Plan, the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area Conservation Plan, and NCCP/HCP plans for the counties of Butte, Santa Clara, San Diego, Merced, Yuba, Sutter, and Yolo, and the city of Santa Cruz.