The department of fish and wildlife (cdfw) owns and or manages approximately 74 properties in the five-countysouth coast region (R5)

In santa barbara, ventura, LOS angeles, and orange counties there are ten propertiescomprising 10,379 acres, and in SAN diego county, there are 64 properties comprising 54,921 acres. This projectis to manage eight of the ten properties in santa barbara, ventura, orange, and LOS angeles counties, and elevenof the 64 properties in SAN diego county. The lands owned and managed by cdfw include ecological reserves, wildlife areas, privately owned lands with conservation easements, and other public access facilities. Theseproperties were acquired by cdfw to conserve important species and habitats. The nineteen lands to be managedunder this grant are seventeen ecological reserves and two currently undesignated propertiesplanned to becomeecological reserves. These nineteen properties are managed by cdfw as an important overall element ofwildlife and habitat conservation. They provide a unique opportunity to conserve, restore, and protect decliningsensitive species and their associated habitats. These properties offer sensible and compatible wildlifedependent recreational and educational opportunities for the public and opportunities for research and scientificstudy. The values to endemic and sensitive species, game species (deer, waterfowl, upland game) and, in general, all wildlife is high at these locations. Wildlife dependent uses occur now and will be continued. Bmer, forexample, is one of the largest remaining blocks of maritime chaparral and bmer provides long-term protection forthe valuable biological resources found there. Cdfw and its local partners have identified species and habitatgoals and objectives, conducted priority management actions, and implemented collaborative monitoring andresearch projects to improve understanding and inform management actions.