NORTH SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CONSERVATION STRATEGY (NSLOC)

The City of Paso Robles and the County of San Luis Obispo have initiated the development of a multiple species habitat conservation program for the north and eastern portions of the County. The goal is to prepare a Habitat Conservation Program in support of Federal and State permitting processes.

The program objectives are to provide for conservation of endangered species and permit the incidental "take" of species if it occurs during specific activities. Covered species in the program would include the San Joaquin Kit Fox and others which will be determined through program development.

This type of program is intended to provide for a streamlined process for development projects that require discretionary permits from either the City or the County, and that may potentially result in “take” of a covered endangered species.

The public will be encouraged to participate in the development of this project by providing input and feedback through several public workshops and outreach opportunities. Workshops will be scheduled throughout the process of preparing the plan.

Reference documents and project information will be posted on this website on an on-going basis.

An initial public "Scoping" Meeting, where the public was invited to learn about what a Habitat Conservation Plan and provide input on the issues that should be considered in the program, took place on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 in the City of Paso Robles Council Chambers.

Download the meeting slideshow presentation here [pdf:2mb/20pp].

NSLOC Stakeholder Group Representation

If you have any questions regarding this project, please contact: Susan DeCarli, Planning Manager, at (805) 237-3970 or by email, sdecarli@prcity.com, or Trevor Keith, Project Manager, San Luis Obispo County at (805) 781-1431 or by email at tkeith@co.slo.ca.us.

Habitat Conservation Plan/
Natural Community Conservation Plan Links:

Natural Community Conservation Planning (NCCP)
    http://www.dfg.ca.gov/habcon/nccp/

Habitat Conservation Plans Under the Endangered Species Act
    http://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/pdf/hcp.pdf

East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy
    http://www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/depart/cd/water/HCP/index.html

Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan (HCP/NCCP) project
   http://www.scv-habitatplan.org/www/default.aspx

Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan
   http://www.rctlma.org/mshcp/

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan
   http://www.drecp.org/