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CVPCP FY06 Projects

6/27/2006 

PROJECT  PROPOSED ACTIVITY  FUNDING

Yolo County Vernal Pool 

Restoration/Creation (Yolo County JPA)

Vernal pool wetland & rare species habitat 

creation to expand up to 3­4 acres of habitat and 

create new populations of target species at 

Grasslands Park in Yolo Co.. Species to be

benefited include: Crampton’s tuctoria (aka

Solano grass), Colusa grass, vernal pool tadpole 

shrimp, palmate­bracted bird’s­beak, and 

Swainson’s hawk. –Yolo County

$280,000 

Eastern Contra Costa County Land 

Acquisitions (Mt Diablo to Black 

Diamond Mine & Morgan Territory 

Properties) 

(Contra Costa County Community 

Development Dept.)

Contribute to acquisition of close to 690 acres of

habitat consisting of chaparral, grassland, oak 

savanna, oak woodland, and wetlands. Species to 

be benefited include: CA red­legged frog, Alameda whipsnake, CA tiger salamander, and SJ 

kit fox. Acquisition is in conjunction with the East

Contra Costa County (ECCC) HCP/NCCP and 

would provide a comprehensive framework to 

protect natural resources in eastern Contra Costa 

County

$991,631 

Pixley NWR Land Acquisition (USFWS) Project would entail: (1) land acquisition and 

protection of 162 acres of alkali meadow habitat 

within the current approved boundary of Pixley 

NWR, and (2) potential expansion of 50 acres of

the Little Deer Creek Unit to link Pixley Refuge

Units and DFG­protected natural lands to the 

south (total of 212 acres).  Species to be benefited 

include: SJ kit fox, Tipton kangaroo rat, blunt­ 

nosed leopard. –Tulare County

$425,942 

Atwell Island Land Acquisition (BLM) Fee title acquisition of 192 acres of

grassland/alkali scrub habitat on Atwell Island 

(Valvov property). Species to be benefited 

include: Tipton kangaroo rat, and SJ kit fox.

Tulare County

$94,605 

Investigation into Restoration and 

Management of Cordylanthus palmatus

(Palmate­bracted Bird’s Beak) at SNWR

(CSU Chico)

Project would determine if grazing cattle can be

utilized as a mgm’t tool to address a perceived 

increase in abundance of Lolium multiflorum

within alkali meadow habitats without adversely 

impacting C. palmatus & other sensitive species.

Species to be benefited is the palmate­bracted 

bird’s beak.­Colusa County

$158,379 

Prioritizing Gabbro Soils 

Species/Habitats (Env. Science

Associates) 

Baseline research, GIS mapping, and predictive 

modeling would be conducted to aid preservation, management, and recovery of Gabbro Soils/Pine

Hill listed plant species. Species to be benefited 

include: Pine Hill flannelbush, Pine Hill ceanothus, Stebbins morning glory, and 

Layne’s butterweed. El Dorado County

$94,142
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PROJECT  PROPOSED ACTIVITY  FUNDING

Range­wide Status Assessment of Giant 

K­rat Populations (ESRP)

Determination of the status of the GKR on longterm monitoring plots to assess population 

stability. Species to be benefited is the giant 

kangaroo rat. San Joaquin Valley

$126,676

Project Total  $2,171,375 

Program Administration A.O.s  $74,000 

(RB 21K, Folsom 21K,  Fresno 32K) 

R.O. $200,000 

Total Budget $2,445,375*

*Total budget = $2,245,875 (basic allocation) + $199,500 (deobligation from Allensworth 

Project) = $2,445,375