Name: Locally Important Species _ Ventura _ VCRMA _ ds3218
Display Field: QUADNAME
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolygon
Description: In the late 1990s and early 2000s, local and regional biological experts recognized the unique environmental conditions and diversity present in the Ventura County and worked with the County’s Planning Staff and local leaders to establish protection for the County’s animal and plant species within its General Plan that were associated with limited, localized, and/or rare habitat types and environmental conditions. Ventura County’s 2040 General Plan retains those goals and policies today, where Locally Important Species are identified as significant biological resources to be protected from incompatible land uses and development (see Goal COS-1 and Policy 1.1). To ensure consistent identification of Locally Important Species, there is a listing criteria and process used to identify locally rare taxon in the County. Together the General Plan and ISAGs. require that the project’s potential impacts to a Locally Important Species be included in all biological resource assessments conducted by County approved qualified biologists. These are the studies that provide the base information for the CEQA review. For more information on the County’s Locally Important Species Program, please visit https://vcrma.org/ventura-county-locally-important-species-list/ . Please note that the following parameters are associated with any LIS plant species included on the list:All species occurrence data must include one of the following types of documentation: Published in a peer review journal or Consortium of California Herbaria, or historic county records/collections; For animal occurrences or plant occurrence not yet documented in the Consortium of California Herbaria, other acceptable documentation can include the following: California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) PDF report CNDDB Field Survey Form, or iNaturalist verification via CDFW CNDDB program page. The Planning Division is encouraging professional botanists to get a plant voucher collecting permit from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife so that species on the LIS or Watch list can be submitted to an approved herbaria. This allows for species to be officially removed from the County’s LIS list when new occurrences are officially confirmed in the unincorporated areas of the county or for us to learn more about our watch list species.Species considered extirpated will not be considered for listing on the County’s LIS but may be considered by the Review Committee for addition to the County’s Watch List. Species proposed for removal on the list must provide recent data confirming that the LIS elemental occurrences (EOs) are in existence (e.g., plants) or that the species to be removed from the list is considered extirpated.All species with occurrence data within Ventura County, except the Channel Islands will be considered.For more information on the County’s Locally Important Species Program, please visit https://vcrma.org/ventura-county-locally-important-species-list/ . Please note that the following parameters are associated with any LIS animal species included on the list:All animal species occurrence data must include one of the following types of documentation: Published in a peer review journal or historic county records/collections; For animal occurrences not yet documented in the California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) database search, a PDF report CNDDB Field Survey Form, or iNaturalist verification via CDFW CNDDB program page. This allows for species to be officially removed from the County’s LIS list when new occurrences are officially confirmed in the unincorporated areas of the county.Species considered extirpated will not be considered for listing on the County’s LIS but may be considered by the Review Committee for addition to the County’s Watch List. Species proposed for removal on the list must provide recent data confirming an LIS elemental occurrence (EOs) or that the species to be removed from the list is considered extirpated by the State.All species with occurrence data within Ventura County, except the Channel Islands will be considered.The layer provided categorizes Ventura County LIS historical location data by USGS Quadrant to make it easier to determine if a LIS plant and/or animal species is within a proposed project area. The data also contains additional information associated with habitat, reproduction, life history strategies, etc. to aid in the potential for the species to occur on the project site and its identification in the field. For more information on potential locations for plant species, please visit the CDFW CNDDB occurrence records in the Rarefind viewer, herbarium records, or an approved iNaturalist record within the CDFW CNDDB iNaturalist program page that has been screened by CDFW biologists. Note: historical records must be used with caution due to lack of technology for georeferencing. Attribute Fields:QUADCODE: The code associated with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Quadrant. QUADNAME: The name associated with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Quadrant. Scientific_Name: The scientific name of the associated Locally Important Species taxon found in each quadrant. Scientific nomenclature follows the Flora of North America (1993-2011). The most current taxonomy is followed when changes have occurred since publication of the above listed references, as indicated on the Jepson Herbarium’s online eFlora pages (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/IJM.html). Common_Name: The common name of the associated Locally Important Species taxon found in each quadrant. Common names follow Abrams and Ferris (1960), Neihaus and Ripper (1976), and DeGarmo (1980).Growth_For: The growth form of the associated Locally Important Species taxon. Plant habitat definitions:AF = annual fern or fern allyAG = annual grass or graminoid AH = annual herbBH = biennial herbPF = perennial fern or fern allyPG = perennial grass or graminoid PH = perennial herbPV = perennial vineS = shrubT = treeAreas_Found: This field describes the known associated vegetation or habitat types that the species has historically been found in. It may also describe microsite characteristics associated with the species if known, or provide details about areas of the County it was found in. Other_Locations: Other associated USGS quadrants where the taxon have historically been documented. Elevations: Elevations the taxon are found.Soil_Types: US Department of Agricultural textural classification of soil types associated with the taxon. Reproduction: Bloom period (months) of the associated taxon.Feature_Count: Number of taxa found in each quadrant. Quads with no Locally Important Species taxa have a feature count of zero.Dispersal: The animal taxon’s known dispersal or movement patterns, and/or migration behavior through the landscape matrix.Activity_Pattern: Information from the literature available about the taxon’s activity patterns or behavior.Reproduction: Taxon’s reproductive habits, seasons, or behaviors.Home_Range: The area in which the animal lives and moves on a periodic basis. Comments can only include observations associated with the animal's territory which is the area that is actively defended. However, the size may be larger than described within the notes.Identification: Notes from sources that may aid biologists in the identification of the taxon in the field.Feature_Count: Number of taxa found in each quadrant. Quads with no LIS taxa have a feature count of zero.Data Distribution: Ventura County Resource Management Agency, Planning Division, Locally Important Species Program.
Copyright Text: Ventura County Resource Management Agency Planning (VCRMA) Division. Made with the CNDDB-tracked Elements by Quad [ds2853] map from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Biogeographic Data Branch. Points of contact: Ian Grace (ian.grace@ventura.org), Jose Moreno (Jose.Moreno@ventura.org), & Abigail Convery (abigail.convery@ventura.org) at the Ventura County Resource Management Agency, GIS Department and Planning Division (respectively).