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Here you will find an Introduction to Bioregional Planning and Conservation in California, where an overview of trends along bioregional lines is given. Maps and graphs show current and projected population growth, land ownership patterns, and total acreage for each bioregion. Land and Water Conservation in California’s Bioregions is divided into each of the ten bioregions with information about population, tourism and industry, geography, and natural resource issues. Descriptions of conservation initiatives provide examples of innovative resource protection efforts currently underway. Maps and charts are provided to give the reader additional knowledge of the bioregion’s vegetation, threatened and endangered species, natural resource conservation projects, and habitat conservation planning and natural community conservation planning initiatives. A list of organizations working on land and water conservation in each bioregion is included to facilitate increased collaboration.

The conservation initiatives highlighted in the California Bioregions section are meant to showcase the diversity of regional efforts and in no way reflect the full scale of successful conservation projects being undertaken in communities across the state. In fact, had it not been for space and time limitations, the range of projects would be even broader. We thank our partners who took the time to submit conservation initiative overviews and we applaud their efforts to protect California’s natural systems.

Lists of federal, state, regional, and private funding opportunities are outlined in Funding Sources for Land and Water Conservation. Where available, we included contact information, a description of the program, the purpose or focus of the funding, and statistics about the average size of grants and/or amount of money available in the program.

Materials contained in the appendices give the reader additional resource information. A list of conservation efforts in other states is provided as well as results of the 1998 open space acquisition ballot measures from around the country. The appendices also includes a list of organizations and publications focused on land and water conservation in California and across the country. Many of these organizations now have web pages and we encourage you to refer to these pages to learn more about the organizations, their mission, programs, and accomplishments.

Whether your interest is in land protection, habitat restoration, or environmentally-friendly economic development, this guide should provide you with a place to get started.


CONTENTS

 This document is structured using both Adobe Acrobat .pdf documents (download the free reader here) and links to subsequent pages. The Preface, Introduction, and Bibliography are linked below as .pdf documents. Clicking on one of the three remaining three sections will take you to another page. 




    Preface, Acknowledgements, & Foreword


    Introduction to Bioregional Planning and Conservation in California

 

 

    Land and Water Conservation in California’s Bioregions

This page contains an introductory overview and sections specific to each of the ten bioregions studied by the authors: Klamath/North Coast; Modoc; Sacramento Valley; Bay/Delta; Sierra; Central Coast; San Joaquin Valley; Mojave; South Coast; and the Colorado Desert.   

 

    Funding Sources for Land and Water Conservation

This page begins with an overview and links to .pdf documents for funding sources from the 1) Federal Government; 2) State, Regional and Local Government; and 3) Private Funding Programs.

 

    Appendices

Here you'll find a link to Organizations & Publications, Open Space Acquisition Ballot Measures, and Conservation Efforts in Other States

 

    Bibliography



 

Grateful acknowledgment is made to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and The Nature Conservancy for providing the funds to prepare and distribute this first edition of Preserving California’s Natural Heritage. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, for profit-making purposes without permission in writing from the Resources Agency of California., The Nature Conservancy, or the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

 

REVISED EDITION
The Resources Agency of California

December 1998


Note that this version is no longer available in print, thus why we created this website. 
For more information on this website or the publication itself, please contact:

Erin Klaesius

California Biodiversity Council

erin_klaesius@fire.ca.gov

Fax: 916.227.2672

 

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