Special Edition: EHL's 20 Years of Conservation
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In May of 1991, the Endangered Habitats League was founded at Starr Ranch Audubon Sanctuary as a coalition of groups – eventually totaling over 50 – to list the California gnatcatcher as an endangered species.
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Orange County
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In Orange County, EHL served on the advisory committee for the NCCP program, which initially built upon tracts of land previously set aside through the land use process.
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San Diego County
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The NCCP program was transformative in San Diego, creating a reserve system in the southern half of the county that never otherwise would have come into existence. EHL played a major role in an advisory committee that built enough consensus to enact the program.
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Riverside County
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In this rapidly developing region, the NCCP program is truly the only hope for retaining wildlife diversity. Due to remarkable local political leadership, open space was defined as a necessary complement to other infrastructure.
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Los Angeles County
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EHL was instrumental in enacting a biologically sound NCCP on the Palos
Verdes Peninsula. The great majority of the remaining habitat will be
protected, especially prime coastal sage scrub.
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San Bernardino County
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Without an NCCP program to provide a conservation framework, rare habitats remain highly threatened. EHL has therefore engaged to protect endangered species on a more site-specific basis.
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Conclusion
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In its 20 years of existence, EHL has played an important role in protecting
habitat in Southern California.
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