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CDFG Staffing and Roles Regions 1-6 – –8 lead staff, plus others – –Site visits, first line contact with bank sponsors, initial bank review and final approval, compliance and tracking, IRT participationTRANSCRIPT
California Department of California Department of Fish and GameFish and Game
Conservation and Mitigation Conservation and Mitigation Banking Program UpdateBanking Program Update
by by Cara RoderickCara Roderick
Statewide Banking CoordinatorStatewide Banking Coordinator6/29/20106/29/2010
Bank Definition A conservation or mitigation bank is
privately or publicly owned land managed for its natural resource values. In exchange for permanently protecting the land, and providing management and monitoring funding, the bank sponsor is allowed to sell credits to those needing to compensate for environmental impacts.
CDFG Staffing and Roles
Regions 1-6
– 8 lead staff, plus others– Site visits, first line contact with bank
sponsors, initial bank review and final approval, compliance and tracking, IRT participation
CDFG Staffing and Roles(Cont.)
Headquarters: Habitat Conservation Planning Branch
– 1 Supervisor and 3 staff, plus land agent– Final bank review, tracking, legislative
reporting, policy communication and coordination with Regions, help coordinate multi-agency template team, and process land packages
CDFG Bank Policy 1995 Official Policy on Conservation 1995 Official Policy on Conservation
Banks between the Natural Resources Banks between the Natural Resources Agency and Cal/EPAAgency and Cal/EPA
Banks conserve important habitat and Banks conserve important habitat and linkageslinkages
Can incorporate into larger ecosystem- Can incorporate into larger ecosystem- based regional conservation plans based regional conservation plans
Provide funding for ecosystem preserves Provide funding for ecosystem preserves under a regional conservation planunder a regional conservation plan
Should be large enough to be self- Should be large enough to be self- sustaining or part of a regional cons. plansustaining or part of a regional cons. plan
CDFG Bank Policy(Cont.)
1996 Supplemental Policy of USFWS/CDFG 1996 Supplemental Policy of USFWS/CDFG for banks and NCCPs:for banks and NCCPs:
– 1) further the conservation of habitat1) further the conservation of habitat– 2) aid regional open space planning2) aid regional open space planning– 3) help implement NCCPs3) help implement NCCPs– 4) assist endangered species and provide 4) assist endangered species and provide
incentive to private land ownersincentive to private land owners
CDFG Bank Policy(Cont.)
CA Fish and Game Code
– Chapter 7.8. Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Wetlands Mitigation Bank Act of 1993
– Chapter 9. Wetlands Mitigation Banking
Conservation and Mitigation Banks Conservation and Mitigation Banks in the Queuein the Queue
Currently 67 proposed/pending banks in Currently 67 proposed/pending banks in the queuethe queue
Includes new bank proposals and Includes new bank proposals and amendmentsamendments
Most are undergoing Region review Most are undergoing Region review and coordinationand coordination
Banks within Regional
Conservation Plans
Challenges
Ensuring same monitoring and management standards
Service areas outside of the Regional Conservation Plan area
Competition with fee-based approach Communication and timing banks and
plans
Opportunities
Banks offer: Streamlined approach at local level Baseline biological inventories,
management plans, secure funding, permanent managment and monitoring, permanent protection
Real estate and private-market expertise
CDFG Banking StatsCDFG Banking Stats
Since the Program’s inception, Bank Since the Program’s inception, Bank Sponsors have provided 34,923 acres of Sponsors have provided 34,923 acres of conserved landconserved land
Mitigation bank acres: 7,687Mitigation bank acres: 7,687
Conservation Bank acres: 27,236Conservation Bank acres: 27,236
CDFG Banking StatsCDFG Banking Stats(Cont.)(Cont.)
Signatory to 55 BanksSignatory to 55 Banks29 Conservation29 Conservation
CDFG is the only signatory agency to 6 CDFG is the only signatory agency to 6 banksbanks
26 Mitigation26 Mitigation36 Active Banks Selling Credits36 Active Banks Selling Credits16 Sold Out or Closed16 Sold Out or Closed 3 Pending 13 Pending 1stst Credit Release Credit Release27 with CDFG as CE Grantee27 with CDFG as CE Grantee
Complementary Mapping and Modeling Efforts to ID Areas of
High Biological Value
California Essential Habitat Connectivity Project
Areas of Conservation Emphasis (ACE) II
California Essential Habitat
Connectivity Project
Connectivity Values
Areas of Conservation
Emphasis (ACE) II
Hot Spots of Biodiversity
For More InformationFor More Information Visit Visit www.dfg.ca.gov/habcon/conplan/mitbank
for policies, procedures, multi-agency approved for policies, procedures, multi-agency approved templates, list of banks, etc.templates, list of banks, etc.
For new bank discussions, or appropriateness of For new bank discussions, or appropriateness of mitigation & bank review status contact your mitigation & bank review status contact your local CDFG regional representative (at website).local CDFG regional representative (at website).
For policy or other statewide banking issues For policy or other statewide banking issues contact:contact:– Cara Roderick: [email protected] Roderick: [email protected]
For More InformationFor More Information(Cont.)(Cont.)
For policy or other statewide NCCP issues For policy or other statewide NCCP issues contact: Dr. Brenda Johnson: contact: Dr. Brenda Johnson: [email protected]
For the Habitat Connectivity Project For the Habitat Connectivity Project contact: Monica Parisi: contact: Monica Parisi: [email protected]
For ACE II contact: Monica ParisiFor ACE II contact: Monica Parisi