Common use of CONSERVATION STRATEGY Clause in Contracts

CONSERVATION STRATEGY. 6.1 The MSHCP is intended to conserve adequate habitat in an unfragmented manner to provide for the protection and security of long-term viable populations of the species that are either currently listed as threatened or endangered, are proposed for listing, or are believed to have a high probability of being proposed for listing in the future if not protected by the Plan. The MSHCP is intended to preserve biological diversity as well as maintain the quality of life within the Coachella Valley and surrounding mountains by conserving species and their associated habitats and coordinating, streamlining and planning Development. By adopting this regional approach, the MSHCP will result in much greater and more biologically effective Habitat and species Conservation than a project-by-project approach could produce. The MSHCP is intended to proactively address requirements of the state and federal ESAs to avoid disruption of economic development activities in the Plan Area. 6.2 The MSHCP provides a broad Conservation Strategy, which will be implemented generally through the following: A. As set forth in Section 4.0 of the MSHCP, the MSHCP Reserve System shall be approximately 745,900 acres and will consist of Existing Conservation Lands, lands conserved through Complementary Conservation and Additional Conservation Lands. The MSHCP Reserve System is divided into 21 Conservation Areas that provide Core and other Conserved Habitat for Covered Species, conserve the natural communities B. For each of the Conservation Areas, Conservation Objectives and required measures shall be implemented as set forth in Section 4.3 of the MSHCP. C. New land uses adjacent to or within the MSHCP Conservation Areas shall implement the Land Use Adjacency Guidelines set forth in Section 4.5 of the MSHCP, as applicable. D. The Avoidance, Minimization and Mitigation Measures set forth in Section E. Monitoring and management activities will be undertaken for each of the MSHCP Covered Species. Monitoring and management activities are described in Section 8 of the MSHCP. F. Species-specific Conservation Goals and Objectives shall be implemented for each of the Covered Species in the MSHCP and are set forth in Section 9 of the MSHCP.

CONSERVATION STRATEGY. 6.1 The MSHCP is intended to conserve adequate habitat in an unfragmented manner to provide for the protection and security of long-term viable populations of the species that are either currently listed as threatened or endangered, are proposed for listing, or are believed to have a high probability of being proposed for listing in the future if not protected by the Plan. The MSHCP is intended to preserve biological diversity as well as maintain the quality of life within the Coachella Valley and surrounding mountains by conserving species and their associated habitats and coordinating, streamlining and planning Development. By adopting this regional approach, the MSHCP will result in much greater and more biologically effective Habitat and species Conservation than a project-by-project approach could produce. The MSHCP is intended to proactively address requirements of the state and federal ESAs to avoid disruption of economic development activities in the Plan Area. 6.2 The MSHCP provides a broad Conservation Strategy, which will be implemented generally through the following: A. As set forth in Section 4.0 of the MSHCP, the MSHCP Reserve System shall be approximately 745,900 acres and will consist of Existing Conservation Lands, lands conserved through Complementary Conservation and Additional Conservation Lands. The MSHCP Reserve System is divided into 21 Conservation Areas that provide Core and other Conserved Habitat for Covered Species, conserve the natural communitiescommunities included in the Plan and Essential Ecological Processes essential to sustain the Core Habitat and secure Biological Corridors and Linkages between major Habitat areas. B. For each of the Conservation Areas, Conservation Objectives and required measures shall be implemented as set forth in Section 4.3 of the MSHCP. C. New land uses adjacent to or within the MSHCP Conservation Areas shall implement the Land Use Adjacency Guidelines set forth in Section 4.5 of the MSHCP, as applicable. D. The Avoidance, Minimization and Mitigation Measures set forth in Section E. Monitoring and management activities will be undertaken for each of the MSHCP Covered Species. Monitoring and management activities are described in Section 8 of the MSHCP. F. Species-specific Conservation Goals and Objectives shall be implemented for each of the Covered Species in the MSHCP and are set forth in Section 9 of the MSHCP.