Balancing Environment and Development: Costs, Revenues, and Benefits of the Western Riverside County Multiple Species, Habitat Conservation Plan

The Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan mitigates development effects on 146 plant and animal species by establishing a 500,000 acre conservation reserve. This monograph examines land acquisition strategies and costs, revenue adequacy and potential new funding sources, the plan's habitat conservation goals, and whether the plan has streamlined transportation and development permitting processes.