State Parks seek public input for Habitat Conservation Plan

Public workshop will concern the Habitat Conservation Plan for the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area (ODSVRA) and certain San Luis Obispo Coast State Parks.

Tuesday, April 19, 6 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Embassy Suites Hotel, 333 Madonna Road,
San Luis Obispo, CA

California State Parks is currently preparing a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for six coastal parks within San Luis Obispo County. The HCP will be designed to accommodate recreational use within the covered parks while protecting and benefiting populations of threatened and endangered species that occur within those parks. State Parks is hosting two workshops open to the public that will aid in the development and refinement of the HCP. This first workshop will provide an opportunity for members of the public to:

• Learn about the HCP’s goals, objectives, measures and strategies.
• Ask questions and offer suggestions regarding what the HCP should cover and how species can be protected while still allowing for access and recreation.
• Suggest problem-solving approaches to endangered species management along this portion of the central Coast of California.

State Park units covered by the plan are: Estero Bluffs, Morro Strand State Beach, Morro Bay State Park, Montana de Oro State Park, Pismo Dunes Natural Preserve, and ODSVRA. State Parks anticipates that the HCP will include the western snowy plover, California least tern, California red-legged frog, Morro shoulder band snail, and state and federally-listed plant species.