HRP (CVPIA (b)(1) “other”) FY18 Projects

Project Proposed Activity Funding

Riparian Habitat Restoration 

at Dos Rios Ranch 

River Partners

Habitat restoration of 159 acres of 

farmland to native riparian habitat to 

benefit riparian brush rabbit, riparian 

woodrat, least Bell’s vireo, and valley 

elderberry longhorn beetle. Elevated 

mounds will also be constructed to 

provide refuge for wildlife during 

flooding.

*$449,730

Coyote Ridge Grazing 

Program for Serpentine 

Species

Santa Clara Valley Open 

Space Authority

Habitat restoration across 4,160 acres 

on Coyote Ridge to benefit serpentinedependent and aquatic species through 

enhancement of wetland and riparian 

habitats, and improvement of 

connectivity, via installation of fencing 

and other grazing improvements and 

implementation of a grazing 

management plan. Species to benefit 

include California red-legged frog, 

California tiger salamander, bay 

checkerspot butterfly, Santa Clara 

Valley dudleya, Metcalf Canyon 

jewelflower, and Tiburon paintbrush.

*$86,724

**$355,121

T $442,630

Captive Rearing and 

Release to Support 

Recovery of Lange’s 

Metalmark Butterfly at 

Antioch Dunes NWR

Urban Wildlands Group

Continuation of captive propagation of 

the Lange’s metalmark butterfly for 3 

years to include: (1) capture of 3-5 

females per year; (2) captive breeding 

of adults from the geneline continuing in 

captivity from the previous year; (3) 

periodic rapid assessment of habitat 

quality of restored habitat; (4) release of 

3⁄4 of the captive-bred individuals into 

restored habitat; and (5) continued 

coordination with conservation partners 

on habitat management and restoration 

recommendations.

**$99,705

Flood Refugia on San 

Joaquin River National 

Wildlife Refuge

USFWS San Joaquin River 

National Wildlife Refuge

The focus of the project is to benefit the 

riparian brush rabbit. The project has 

three components: (1) restore 20 acres 

of high ground near the trailhead and 

headquarters, (2) re-vegetate 4,000 

linear feet of levees to support riparian 

brush rabbits during flooding, and (3) 

**$107,947

(An additional

$498,724 was 

funded with 

FY19, for a total 

HRP of 

$606,671)
revegetate 16 flood refugia mounds 

degraded by drought.

Implementation of Recovery 

and Conservation Actions 

for 8 Rare Plant Species at 

Pine Hill Preserve

U.S. Bureau of Land 

Management

Project objectives in priority order: (1) 

conduct habitat protection, 

enhancement, and restoration for rare 

plants on over 200 acres of natural 

habitat; (2) evaluate 100 monitoring 

plots to document response of rare 

plants to habitat enhancement; (3) 

conduct 18 education and outreach 

events to promote knowledge and 

protection of rare plants; and (4) 

facilitate research studies to document 

pollinator species associated to rare 

plants and genetics of rare plants.

Enhancement and restoration of lands 

at Pine Hill Preserve will significantly 

benefit CVP-impacted species including 

habitat for the federally listed Stebbins 

morning-glory, Pine Hill ceanothus, 

Pine Hill flannelbush, El Dorado 

bedstraw, and Layne’s butterweed.

**$87,419

Pixley National Wildlife 

Refuge Land Protection 

Project

U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service Regional Realty 

Office

Provide additional funds to a 2017 

interagency agreement to acquire alkali 

scrub and grassland habitats near 

Pixley NWR to protect habitats for San 

Joaquin kit fox, Tipton kangaroo rat, 

and blunt-nosed leopard lizard in Tulare 

and Kern Counties. 

*$40,000 

FY 2018 Allocation 

$1,500,000

BOR 

USFWS 

+$750,000

+$750,000

Project Costs Total: 

$1,226,646

BOR 

USFWS 

 -$576,454

-$650,192

Program Administration 

and Overhead Costs 

Total: 

$273,354

BOR 

USFWS 

 -$173,546

-$99,808

* BOR-funded. 

** USFWS-funded.