Conservation Planning Links
General Conservation Planning Information

General Information can be found about the state and federal requirements for conservation planning at the following websites:
- CDGF - Natural Communities Conservation Planning
- USFWS
- Endangered Species Habitat Conservation
Planning
Regional Planning Initiatives

There are 30 other regions in California that have undertaken landscape level conservation planning. Some have chosen to develop Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) under the Federal Endangered Species Act, while others, like Yolo County, have combined the HCP with the Natural Communities Conservation Plan (NCCP) under California law.
Planning Initiatives Underway

- Bay Delta Conservation Plan
- Placer Legacy Conservation Program NCCP/HCP
- Santa Clara County HCP/NCCP
- Solano Multi-Species HCP/NCCP
- South Sacramento County HCP
- Yolo Natural Heritage Program
- Yuba-Sutter HCP/NCCP
Approved Plans

In addition, the following plans have already been approved:
- Natomas Basin HCP
- San Joaquin County Multispecies Habitat Conservation and Open Space Plan
- East Contra Costa County HCP/NCCP