Open Space Commission backs grant application for two‑parcel conservation easement, asks for habitat area

The Davis Open Space Commission voted to recommend that the City Council direct staff to submit a Department of Conservation grant application to help fund the purchase of a two‑parcel conservation easement and requested that the southwest corner of the northern parcel be managed to maximize habitat value.

Tracy, the staff presenter, said the property is adjacent to existing easements, includes areas of class 2 soils good for agriculture, and is largely in the city’s priority corridor. She told the commission the grant process under the Department of Conservation now has a rolling schedule and that staff would likely prepare a pre‑proposal in March with a full…