Maps of the Preserve System

This page contains several maps of the preserve system in pdf format for convenient downloading. Click on the map image or the title to download the map.  To see a clickable map showing preserve information, go to Preserves page.

	1. Baseline Condition of Vegetation     Communities within the HMP Preserve This map is based on the regional vegetation data that was used for the MHCP, provided by SANDAG (2003). It has not been ground-truthed or revised to show recent development. [1.1 MB]
2. Ownership of Individual HMP Preserves This map shows the individual preserves in the City and their respective landowners. The landowner is reponsible for all monitoring and management activities. Ownership of a preserve can occur through transfer of fee title, a conservation easement, or other mechanism. [467 kb]
	3. Habitat Linkages, Core Areas, and Wildlife     Undercrossings The preserve system incorporates  large blocks of habitat, habitat linkages, and wildlife crossings to provide breeding and foraging habitat, and a means of moving from one area to another. This map shows the core and linkage areas that were developed for the City during the MHCP planning process, which serve as the basis for the current HMP Preserve design. [312 kb]
4. Management Units Management Units are groupings of semi-contiguous areas that would be most effectively managed if treated as a single unit. For example, groupings were made of parcels within and surrounding each of the lagoons, as well as larger areas of upland habitat and nearby parcels. A total of 11 Management Units have been identified. [376 kb]
	5. Coastal California Gnatcatcher Core Area     Contributions As part of the HMP permit obligations defined by the Wildlife Agencies, the City of Carlsbad is required to contribute to the acquisition and management of a large area of coastal sage scrub just outside of the City limits in unincorporated county land south east of the City. This map shows Carlsbad's contributions to date, all of which are managed in perpetuity by the Center for Natural Lands Management (CNLM). [223 kb]