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Service Description: We ranked the biodiversity conservation values of the study area into
high, moderate, and low classes. Class designation was based on the
objectives of the assessment, data availability for the study area, and
data quality. We used San Joaquin kit fox as an umbrella or
representative species for a suite of San Joaquin Valley threatened,
endangered, and sensitive species including giant kangaroo rat and
blunt-nosed leopard lizard. Expert review confirmed that by using kit
fox habitat suitability, permeability, and recovery data we would
capture most of the species of interest in the study area.
We designated high biodiversity conservation value
areas based on the presence of 1) wetlands, 2) moderate to high suitable
kit fox habitat (developed using a 2012 dataset from the Endangered
Species Recovery Program; Cypher and Phillips 2012), 3) high
permeability kit fox areas (developed using a 2008 dataset from the
Endangered Species Recovery Program; Cypher and Phillips 2008), 4)
United States Fish & Wildlife Service kit fox core recovery areas,
5) mitigation lands set aside as part of the development of the Carrizo
Plain solar projects, and 6) lands within the Grasslands Ecological Area
or within 1 km of the San Joaquin River to represent waterbird
conservation and restoration priorities. We dissolved each of the
following datasets together to create a single high biodiversity
conservation value layer.
We
designated moderate biodiversity conservation value areas based on the
presence of 1) United State Fish & Wildlife Service kit fox
satellite and linkage recovery areas, 2) Audubon Important Bird Areas,
3) The Nature Conservancy’s portfolio conservation areas, 4) serpentine
soils, 5) California Rangeland Conservation Coalition “essential” areas
for rangeland conservation, and 6) compatible agricultural crops for
shorebirds and waterfowl within three kilometers of designated valley
floor protected areas or easements. We dissolved each of the following
datasets together to create a single moderate biodiversity conservation
value layer.
The report that describes the methods,
assumptions and processing of data is: Butterfield, H.S., D. Cameron,
E. Brand, M. Webb, E. Forsburg, M. Kramer, E. O’Donoghue, and L. Crane.
2013. Western San Joaquin Valley least conflict solar assessment.
Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, San Francisco, California.
26 pages.
The objective of this assessment is to characterize the
land use and conservation constraints and opportunities associated with
siting solar energy facilities in the WSJV. This approach identifies
areas with high conservation value that are important to avoid when
planning energy infrastructure, as well as areas of lower environmental
conflict potentially suitable for development. While the approach we
take focuses on refining the conservation values in the study area, we
also classify the region’s agricultural resources using simple, broadly
applicable classes to begin to assess trade-offs or synergies between
agricultural production, habitat conservation and energy development.
In our assessment of biodiversity conservation values, we focus on core
and high quality habitat for multiple listed species, including kit fox,
and emphasize the preservation of connectivity for kit fox and other
wide-ranging species.
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Description: We ranked the biodiversity conservation values of the study area into
high, moderate, and low classes. Class designation was based on the
objectives of the assessment, data availability for the study area, and
data quality. We used San Joaquin kit fox as an umbrella or
representative species for a suite of San Joaquin Valley threatened,
endangered, and sensitive species including giant kangaroo rat and
blunt-nosed leopard lizard. Expert review confirmed that by using kit
fox habitat suitability, permeability, and recovery data we would
capture most of the species of interest in the study area.
We designated high biodiversity conservation value
areas based on the presence of 1) wetlands, 2) moderate to high suitable
kit fox habitat (developed using a 2012 dataset from the Endangered
Species Recovery Program; Cypher and Phillips 2012), 3) high
permeability kit fox areas (developed using a 2008 dataset from the
Endangered Species Recovery Program; Cypher and Phillips 2008), 4)
United States Fish & Wildlife Service kit fox core recovery areas,
5) mitigation lands set aside as part of the development of the Carrizo
Plain solar projects, and 6) lands within the Grasslands Ecological Area
or within 1 km of the San Joaquin River to represent waterbird
conservation and restoration priorities. We dissolved each of the
following datasets together to create a single high biodiversity
conservation value layer.
We
designated moderate biodiversity conservation value areas based on the
presence of 1) United State Fish & Wildlife Service kit fox
satellite and linkage recovery areas, 2) Audubon Important Bird Areas,
3) The Nature Conservancy’s portfolio conservation areas, 4) serpentine
soils, 5) California Rangeland Conservation Coalition “essential” areas
for rangeland conservation, and 6) compatible agricultural crops for
shorebirds and waterfowl within three kilometers of designated valley
floor protected areas or easements. We dissolved each of the following
datasets together to create a single moderate biodiversity conservation
value layer.
The report that describes the methods,
assumptions and processing of data is: Butterfield, H.S., D. Cameron,
E. Brand, M. Webb, E. Forsburg, M. Kramer, E. O’Donoghue, and L. Crane.
2013. Western San Joaquin Valley least conflict solar assessment.
Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, San Francisco, California.
26 pages.
The objective of this assessment is to characterize the
land use and conservation constraints and opportunities associated with
siting solar energy facilities in the WSJV. This approach identifies
areas with high conservation value that are important to avoid when
planning energy infrastructure, as well as areas of lower environmental
conflict potentially suitable for development. While the approach we
take focuses on refining the conservation values in the study area, we
also classify the region’s agricultural resources using simple, broadly
applicable classes to begin to assess trade-offs or synergies between
agricultural production, habitat conservation and energy development.
In our assessment of biodiversity conservation values, we focus on core
and high quality habitat for multiple listed species, including kit fox,
and emphasize the preservation of connectivity for kit fox and other
wide-ranging species.
Copyright Text: The Nature Conservancy 2013
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Document Info:
- Title: WSJV Conservation Value Areas
- Author: mwebb@tnc.org_TNC
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- Subject: Western San Joaquin Valley Least Conflict Solar Energy Assessment
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- Keywords: Western San Joaquin Valley, least conflict, solar, siting, San Joaquin kit fox, conservation, biodiverity