Benefit: Terrestrial (Land) Ecosystems
Criteria Required and Optional* | Data Sources for Evaluation |
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Protects land within Conservation Lands Network (CLN)
Protects Bay Area Critical Linkage |
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*Protects Other Critical Habitat |
USFWS Critical Habitat Portal Locally identified data |
Benefit: Aquatic (Water) Ecosystems
Criteria Required and Optional* | Data Sources for Evaluation |
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Protects wetlands identified in Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals Protects subtidal Habitat identified in Subtidal Habitat Goals |
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Protects stream identified as a Stream Conservation Target in the CLN |
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*Protects Other Important Features |
Center for Ecosystem Management and Restoration |
Benefit: Water Supply and Water Quality
Criteria Required | Data Sources for Evaluation |
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Protect urban water supply
Support watershed health |
USFWS Critical Habitat Portal |
Benefit: Agricultural Resources and Economy
Criteria Required | Data Sources for Evaluation |
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Supports agricultural economy/preserves land with soil important for food production
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Supportive of local or state agricultural policy |
General Plans/Other Land Use Plans |
Completes contiguous area of farm or grazing lands |
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Supports production on soil with reduced environmental impacts from agriculture |
Local Data |
Benefit: Community Health
Criteria Required | Data Sources for Evaluation |
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Improve access to neighborhood parks in areas with high park need |
Local Data/Analysis |
Increase/complete urban tree canopy Increase urban tree cover in areas expected to experience urban heat island effect |
Local Data (e.g. tree inventories) Heat Island Effect Source |
Supports Local Climate Action Plan/Greening Plan Goals related to Urban Greening |
Local Climate Action Plans |
Increase tree canopy, food access, and/or park access in Community of Concern |
Benefit: Recreation
Criteria Required and Optional* | Data Sources for Evaluation |
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Proposed Regional Trails
Acreage of regional park added *Local data sources |
Benefit: Climate and Resilience
Criteria Required | Data Sources for Evaluation |
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Protect and/or Increase Areas with Carbon storage potential |
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Address Hazard Risk in Open Spaces (earthquake, flood, sea level rise) |
Benefit: Compact Growth
Criteria Required and Optional* | Data Sources for Evaluation |
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Protect land with open space benefits with high development pressure and adjacent open spaces *Support stable urban edges |
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Support adopted open space policy protection measures |
Local General Plans |