Conservation Lands Network 1.0 Progress Report Marin County

CONSERVATION LANDS NETWORK 1.0 PROGRESS REPORT MARIN COUNTY

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Marin County is a leader in preserving its natural heritage, from the rugged Point Reyes coast, to farm and bay lands, to Mount Tamalpais. As a result, the Mount Tamalpais watershed supplies 75% of eastern Marin’s clean water, the public has access to hundreds of miles of trails, and local farms provide fresh food to the region. The priorities are Petaluma now filling in gaps and keeping these lands healthy. 1

OPPORTUNITIES • Close gaps in Marin’s protected lands system to preserve 15,000 acres of habitat, complete wildlife and trail corridors, and save wetlands.

• Actively maintain natural areas including controlling invasive plants and erosion—to help protect Marin’s streams, such as Lagunitas Creek, a 101 rare remaining coho salmon run. Novato • Permanently protect 60,000 acres farmland from nonagricultural development to allow Marin to keep producing locally farmed food.

CONSERVATION IN ACTION Restoration of Tiburon Ridge lands should preserve six imperiled plant species, thanks to the open space district’s San work with the cities of Tiburon and Belvedere to acquire Rafael two key areas once slated for development.

580 OF NOTE CLN 1.0 Progress Over 45% of North American bird species are found at Report Map Point Reyes National Seashore. Many stop there as they Mill migrate along the Pacific Flyway. Protected Lands: 2011-2013 Valley

COUNTY PROFILE FROM “GOLDEN LANDS, GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES.” Protected Lands: 2010 1 Conservation Lands Network

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0 1.75 3.5 7 Miles San Protected Biodiversity Water People andFrancisco Lands and Habitat Resources Conservation

ACRES IN THE FIVE LARGEST OWNERS1 OF MORE ACRES of total land PROTECTED LAND IN COUNTY 10,815 63% in county is 71,816 (ACRES, FEE & EASEMENT) CONSERVATION LANDS ACCESSIBLE PROTECTED NETWORK3 US NATIONAL PARK TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE (NPS) 80,133 SINCE 20101

MARIN AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS: FEE & EASEMENT LAND TRUST (MALT) 45,785 PROTECTED AREAS PROGRESS: PRIORITY 2010-2013 252,759 1 & 2 STREAMS 14,452 POPULATION4 MARIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT 21,586 PROTECTED MILES PROTECTED ACRES 2010-2013 1.1 1 211,595 2013 MARIN COUNTY PROTECTED MILES OPEN SPACE DISTRICT 63.3 20131 PROTECTED ACRES COUNTY 19,748 20102 197,143 REPRESENTS PROTECTED MILES CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS 20102 62.2 15% 14,660 OF REGIONALLY PROTECTED 1BPAD 2013 2BPAD 2010 LANDS TOTAL COUNTY 3CLN 1.0 Progress Report Updated Basemap (2014) SIZE (ACRES) 4 336,285 American Community Survey 2012 5 year summary file