RCA staff outlines MSHCP reserve‑design fundamentals, notes decades‑long assembly timeline

Feb 2, 2026

RCA staff presented the reserve‑design components for the Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), including cores, linkages and noncontiguous blocks, emphasizing species‑driven criteria and that full reserve assembly may take up to 40 years.

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Harry Sandoval, Regional Conservation Deputy Director for the RCA, gave an overview Feb. 2 of the reserve‑design principles that underpin the Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP).

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