City of San Jose Burrowing Owl Habitat Conservation Strategy Project Manager: Jack Barclay Date: 2000 This project involved preparing a Burrowing Owl Habitat Conservation Strategy and Implementation Plan for the City of San Jose's Sphere of Influence. The plan was designed using the elements of a Habitat Conservation Plan for a federally listed species and to satisfy the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. It integrated development in the City with burrowing owl habitat conservation through the year 2020. The plan estimated (using Geographic Information System technology and a satellite image showing owl habitat) impacts to burrowing owl habitat from buildout according to the San Jose 2020 General Plan. It presented the City with a strategy for mitigating impacts to burrowing owl habitat by providing compensation habitat and generating funds for the creation and long-term maintenance of owl habitat in the City. Work on this precedent-setting project involved working directly with the California Department of Fish and Game and a Scientific Advisory Committee on all aspects of the plan. The scope of work also included a comprehensive review of literature on burrowing owl biology and GIS mapping of historic and contemporary owl nesting and habitat distributions. Return to "Mitigation Planning."
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