RIVERSIDE COUNTY INTEGRATED PROJECT MULTIPLE SPECIES HABITAT
CONSERVATION PLAN (MSHCP)
On June 17, 2003 the Riverside County Board of Supervisors adopted the MSHCP,
certified the EIR/EIS, and authorized the Chairman to sign the Implementing
Agreement at such time as the Wildlife Agencies have completed their review
and permit are to be issued. The next steps in the process involve review and
approval of the MSHCP by the 14 cities within the MSHCP Plan Area and preparation
and issuance of permits by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California
Department of Fish and Game. This culminates an unprecedented effort on the
part of Stakeholders, elected officials and the resource agencies to craft a
plan that will balance the demands of the growth of western Riverside County
over the next decades with the need to preserve open space and protect species
of plants and animals that are threatened with extinction. The remaining work
is expected to be complete in the next several months with permit issuance anticpated
in late September 2003.