Open Space & Habitat Management Planning

Preserve Steward, the City of Carlsbad, Habitat Management Planning 

 The Technology

The purpose of the Carlsbad Habitat Management Plan (HMP) is to guide the design, management, monitoring, and public use of the City's open space preserves under the auspices of encouraging biological conservation while supporting continued economical development and recreational opportunities. The City's HMP preserve system is currently comprised of twenty-eight individual preserves managed by a variety of public and private entities. The 6000-plus acres of open space provides habitat for rare and endangered plants and animals, and contributes to the regional biodiversity.

Technology Associates has identified biologist Rosanne Humphrey to serve as the dedicated Preserve Steward for the City. She applies her scientific expertise and management experience to the conservation of Carlsbad's preserve system. Ms. Humphrey brings technical proficiency in biological monitoring and land management along with valuable community facilitating skills.

 The Solutions

Technology Associates has provided GIS mapping and database management support to assist in tracking preserve status, addressing enforcement actions, creating maps and tables for annual reporting, and coordinating biological monitoring efforts. Preserve Steward Rosanne Humphrey developed a series of biological and ecological guidelines for streamlined HMP implementation. and a website for the Carlsbad HMP Preserve System. This fresh and easily accessible communication tool provides instant answers and information about the Preserves to the widest possible audience. Visit the HMP website at www.CarlsbadHMP.org

 The Results

As experienced habitat conservation consultants, Technology Associates' Environmental Planning Group provides assistance to the City of Carlsbad by applying ecological adaptive management to the City's habitats and preserve system. Staff member Rosanne Humphrey, Carlsbad's Preserve Steward, developed the City's HMP website, has created vauable outdoor recreational and educational opportunities, and with her Technology Associates colleagues will continue to mitigate the threats and impacts to our region's open space system and its sensitive species and habitats.
 
 
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