Chapter 3 - Natural Resources - Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

MCB Camp Pendleton, California
Common Name
Scientific Name
ESA Status;
Date Listed
Flycatcher
Western Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus Threatened; 1993
Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus occidentalis Candidate; 2001
Xantus’s Murrelet Sythliboramphus hypoleucus Candidate; 2004
Mammals
Pacific Pocket Mouse Perognathus longimembris pacificus Endangered; 1994
Stephens’ Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys stephensi Endangered; 1988
Fish
Southern Steelhead Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Endangered; 1997
Tidewater Goby Eucyclogobius newberryi Endangered; 1994
Amphibians
Arroyo Toad Anaxyrus californicus Endangered; 1994
Crustaceans
Riverside Fairy Shrimp Streptocephalus woottoni Endangered; 1993
San Diego Fairy Shrimp Branchinecta sandiegonensis Endangered; 1997
Plants
Brand’s Phacelia Phacelia stellaris Candidate; 2004
Spreading Navarretia Navarretia fossalis Threatened; 1998
San Diego Button-Celery Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii Endangered; 1993
Thread-leaved Brodiaea Brodiaea filifolia Threatened; 1998
Management of federally listed threatened and endangered species is conducted through
the implementation of habitat-based management plans for riparian, estuarine, coastal, and
upland areas (Estuarine and Beach Ecosystem Conservation Plan [Appendix B], the
Riparian Ecosystem Conservation Plan [Appendix C] and the Listed Upland Species
Management Program [Appendix D]). These management plans are based on the concept
of programmatically managing vegetation communities in a manner that balances the
requirements of federally listed and other species, their habitats and human activities.
These management plans were developed in consultation with the USFWS through the
development of biological assessments (BA) and biological opinions (BO), which contain
the goals, objectives, and terms and conditions for managing federally listed species and
their habitats on Camp Pendleton.
Because federally listed threatened or endangered species present a special concern for
wildlife management, Camp Pendleton regularly surveys and maps the location and
distribution of these species and their related habitats. Information from these surveys is
updated periodically and disseminated to Camp Pendleton land and resource managers,
land users, and resource agencies to assist in the avoidance of impacts to the species.
Surveys for listed wildlife species on Base are conducted to assist all parties in the
avoidance of these species. Table 3-7 lists the special management seasons for federally
listed threatened and endangered wildlife on Base. It is important to note that federally
listed species are not surveyed within the Quebec, Whiskey, and Zulu impact areas due to
safety concerns.
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