Chapter 3 - Natural Resources - Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Chapter 3 - Natural Resources - Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Chapter 3 - Natural Resources - Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
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MCB <strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Pendleton</strong>, California<br />
1. The plan provides a conservation benefit to the species. The cumulative benefits<br />
of the management activities identified in a management plan, for the length of the<br />
plan, must maintain or provide for an increase in a species’ population, or the<br />
enhancement or restoration of its habitat within the area covered by the plan (i.e., those<br />
areas deemed essential to the conservation of the species). A conservation benefit may<br />
result from reducing fragmentation of habitat, maintaining or increasing populations,<br />
insuring against catastrophic events, enhancing and restoring habitats, buffering<br />
protected areas, or testing and implementing new conservation strategies.<br />
2. The plan provides certainty that the management plan will be implemented.<br />
Persons charged with plan implementation are capable of accomplishing the objectives<br />
of the management plan and have adequate funding for the management plan. They<br />
have the authority to implement the plan and have obtained all the necessary<br />
authorizations or approvals. An implementation schedule (including completion dates)<br />
for the conservation effort is provided in the plan.<br />
3. The plan provides certainty that the conservation effort will be effective. The<br />
following criteria will be considered when determining the effectiveness of the<br />
conservation effort. The plan includes: 1) biological goals (broad guiding principles for<br />
the program) and objectives (measurable targets for achieving the goals);<br />
2) quantifiable, scientifically valid parameters that will demonstrate achievement of<br />
objectives and standards for identifying these parameters by which progress will be<br />
measured; 3) provisions for monitoring and where appropriate, adaptive management;<br />
4) provisions for reporting progress on implementation (based on compliance with the<br />
implementation schedule) and effectiveness (based on evaluation of quantifiable<br />
parameters) of the conservation effort; and 5) a duration sufficient to implement the<br />
plan and achieve the benefits of its goals and objectives.<br />
<strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Pendleton</strong>’s INRMP meets these three criteria for all federally listed species except<br />
the California brown pelican, which is currently proposed for federal delisting.<br />
3.2.5.1. For Criterion 1 (The plan provides a conservation benefit to the species)<br />
While <strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Pendleton</strong> developed its management programs and INRMP to focus on<br />
ecosystems (riparian, beach, estuarine and upland) on the <strong>Base</strong>, these plans were developed<br />
in coordination with the USFWS and finalized with the issuance of BOs under Section 7 of<br />
the ESA for each species covered. The conservation plans that were consulted contain<br />
species-specific management requirements for individual species as well as the ecosystem<br />
that provides management benefit to multiple species using the same ecosystem. These<br />
plans are fully incorporated in and provide the backbone of <strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Pendleton</strong>’s INRMP.<br />
The objective of these plans is to increase the quantity and quality of habitat in these<br />
ecosystems that is available for use by species (especially but not exclusively, federally<br />
listed species). In the case of the LBV, southwestern willow flycatcher, California least tern<br />
and the western snowy plover, specific population minimums have been established for<br />
individual species (see Section 4.3.2.1, Table 4-2). Key aspects of these programs are the<br />
removal of exotic flora and fauna throughout the ecosystems on <strong>Base</strong> (and in some cases,<br />
off <strong>Base</strong>) in a systematic manner and the prevention of re-infestation. Additionally, usable<br />
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