CHAPTER TEN Preserving the Desert Tortoise: The Clark County Habitat Conservation Plan

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. CHAPTER ONE Land Development and Endangered Species: Emerging Conflicts 1
5. CHAPTER TWO The Federal Endangered Species Act: Key Provisions and Implications for Land Development 13
6. CHAPTER THREE Overview of Past and Ongoing Habitat Conservation Plans and Processes 23
7. CHAPTER FOUR The Politics of Habitat Conservation Planning: Key Actors and Perspectives 40
8. CHAPTER FIVE Habitat Conservation Plans to Protect Butterflies and Other Invertebrate Species: San Bruno Mountain and Beyond 54
9. CHAPTER SIX Conserving Habitat for a Threatened Desert Lizard: The Coachella Valley Habitat Conservation Plan 69
10. CHAPTER SEVEN Habitat Conservation in the Florida Keys: The North Key Largo Habitat Conservation Plan 96
11. CHAPTER EIGHT Protecting Migratory Songbirds: The Least Bell's Vireo Habitat Conservation Plan 108
12. CHAPTER NINE Endangered Rats and Endangered Homeowners: The Affordable Housing/Species Clash in Riverside County 128
13. CHAPTER TEN Preserving the Desert Tortoise: The Clark County Habitat Conservation Plan 146
14. CHAPTER ELEVEN Preserving the Kit Fox and Other Flora and Fauna of the San Joaquin Valley: The Bakersfield and Kern County Habitat Conservation Plans 160
15. CHAPTER TWELVE The Promise of Regional, Multi-species Approaches: The Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan 173
16. CHAPTER THIRTEEN Evaluating the Success of Habitat Conservation Efforts: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the Future 194
17. Notes 219
18. Index 229