BLM CA Vegetation Mapping for Wildlife Habitat
The Central Coast Region and adjacent San Joaquin Valley are important regions of California for long-term conservation and management of wildlife and plant resources. In particular, the Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area CPNA, encompassing the Panoche, Griswold, Tumey and Ciervo Hills, is the northernmost extremus for a host of plant species, including Mormon tea Ephedra californica, chaparral yucca Hesperoyucca whipplei and San Joaquin woolly threads Monolopia congdonii as well as several San Joaquin Valley endangered vertebrates, including blunt-nosed leopard lizard Gambelia sila and giant kangaroo rat Dipodomys ingens). The CPNA was designated by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as a core recovery area for the leopard lizard, giant kangaroo rat, woolly threads and the endangered San Joaquin kit fox. The designation is established in the Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley USRP. To manage the CPNA and meet conservation goals, the BLM in cooperation with recipents are working to complete a vegetation map of this region.
Office: Bureau of Land Management
lparker@blm.gov
