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RCA approves contract amendment with ICF to pursue adding Crotch’s bumblebee to MSHCP
Summary
The Regional Conservation Authority on Oct. 6 authorized a third amendment to an ICF contract to pursue a major amendment to the Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan to add Crotch’s bumblebee, approving up to $575,208 in additional funds and a total contract cap of $1,330,378; the board voted unanimously.
The Regional Conservation Authority on Oct. 6 authorized the executive director to approve Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 24002 with ICF Jones & Stokes to advance work toward adding Crotch’s bumblebee (Bombus crotchii) to the Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP). The amendment adds up to $575,208 for implementation work, bringing the agreement cap to $1,330,378; the board approved the action unanimously, 16-0.
The action advances planning and technical work needed if the species is formally listed under state law. Aaron Gabbie, director of regional conservation at the RCA, told the board the California Fish and Game Commission declared Crotch’s bumblebee a candidate species on June 18, 2019, and that under state law candidate status carries protections similar to a listed species. Gabbie said the…
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