All issues
- 5,663 acres
- Temecula Creek conservation Core Area (MSHCP)
- 2 species
- Federally endangered animals documented in the creek
- Open Space
- Conservation zoning along the route
Land set aside for conservation
The Temecula Creek route is zoned Open Space Conservation and is a designated Core Area — 5,663 acres — of the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), a federally permitted conservation plan that the City of Temecula and Riverside County participate in. [1] [2]
Driving a 250-foot-plus corridor, 84 tower footings, and miles of new access road through that Core Area cuts directly against the plan's purpose. [1]
Endangered species in Temecula Creek
Documented species include the arroyo toad and the least Bell's vireo — both federally endangered, with the vireo documented in Temecula Creek itself. The plan conserves more than 1,602 acres of arroyo toad breeding habitat: the low, sandy, shallow-pool stream reaches the towers would cross. [1]
Sources
- [1]Western Riverside County MSHCP - Species Accounts & Core Areas — Riverside County TLMA / Regional Conservation Authority / City of Temecula
- [2]Temecula City Council presentation (SDG&E 'Preliminary Route: Temecula Segment' slide + route map) — City of Temecula