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Council approves agreement to pursue urban kit fox habitat conservation plan; public draft targeted for 2026
Summary
Staff and consultants presented a re‑scoped Habitat Conservation Plan emphasizing protections for an urban kit fox population, burrowing owl and Bakersfield cactus. Council voted to receive and file the report and approved an agreement to continue plan development, with an anticipated public draft in 2026 and permit decisions in 2027.
City staff and consultants updated the council on a revisited Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) on Nov. 5 that focuses on protecting an urban kit fox population and other local species. Phil Burns and Brad Norton (ICF) outlined a plan that is narrower in land acquisition terms than earlier proposals and that emphasizes localized refugia, den protection,…
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