Regional Habitat Conservation Planning
We have played a key role in California’s regional habitat conservation planning efforts since 1991 when the state enacted the Natural Communities Conservation Planning (NCCP) Act and pioneered state-level natural community conservation planning. We have been responsible for successful planning, permitting and implementing regional habitat conservation plans covering more than 2 million acres in California.
NCCPs—standing alone or coupled with federal Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs)—are an innovative effort to balance preservation and stewardship of the state’s natural heritage with its growth, development and infrastructure needs.
A hallmark of this complex work is balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders to achieve a plan that is technically accurate, can be practically implemented by local and state permittees, and meets the criteria for permit issuance.
We provide clients complete expertise in natural resources management, GIS and environmental planning for successful regional habitat conservation planning.