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RCA: 2024 annual report shows steady land acquisition but flags rough‑step shortfalls
Summary
RCA reported new land acquisitions and significant monitoring work in its 2024 MSHCP annual report, while flagging shortfalls in specific 'rough step' units that require targeted acquisitions to restore balance.
The Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority received and filed its 2024 Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) annual report, which staff said shows continued land acquisition and active habitat management but also identifies shortfalls in some monitoring units.
Aaron Gabbie, RCA director, told the board the agency incorporated 2,409 acres into its additional reserve system in 2024 and that the program has acquired a total of roughly 70,502 acres through 2024; he said the current total now sits at 71,418 acres. "One of the RCA's primary responsibilities is creating a half‑million acre reserve system by acquiring 153,000 acres of additional reserve lands," Gabbie…
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