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Riverside Conservation Authority easements approved for Murrieta Creek Trail; federal funding update reported
Summary
Council Member Johnson reported the Riverside Conservation Authority approved temporary and permanent easements for the Murrieta Creek Trail and described a $26 million allocation for Section 6 funding under RCA27s federal budget update.
Council Member Johnson told the Lake Elsinore City Council that the Riverside County Conservation Authority (RCA) board unanimously approved temporary construction and permanent trail easements for Lake Elsinore to advance the Murrieta Creek Trail.
Johnson also summarized a federal funding development for the RCA: an allocation of $26 million for Section 6 funding, which she said averages roughly $3 million per year for the conservation authority. She described the Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) as the regional tool used to protect species while permitting development, and she said RCA officials are engaging federal partners as they prepare land-acquisition requests.
Johnson noted concern that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had no current nominee for its leadership posts at the time of the report; RCA officials are planning a trip to Washington, D.C., to press for funding and alignment with the new administration. The easements approved by RCA will allow Lake Elsinore to pursue design and construction steps for the Murrieta Creek Trail.
