Representation Is Increased
The Representation network evaluates whether a site fills “NRS habitat voids” OR “habitat voids in reserve programs administered by other agencies”. Stage 1 showed that the entire planning region could fill a void in the NRS. Therefore we focused on opportunities to fill voids of the San Joaquin Endangered Species Recovery Program (SJESRP). An index was created of the proportion of the unit that is a conservation priority. These priorities were mostly the grassland zone of the foothills and a corridor across the valley south of Merced.