Covered Species
Yolo County supports a wide array of species, from specialized plants and animals that only occur in the alkali pools and vernal pools of the Central Valley floor to rare butterflies that occur on the ridges of the Coast Range in the northwestern portion of the County. While the Yolo HCP/NCCP and Local Conservation Plan will facilitate conservation benefits for many of these species, the plans focus on the 12 included in the table below due to their rarity and current conservation status.
Chloropyron palmatum
Desmocerus californicus dimorphus
Ambystoma californiense
Actinemys marmorata
Thamnophis gigas
Buteo swainsoni
Coccyzus americanus occidentalis
Athene cunicularia hypugaea
Vireo bellii pusillus
Riparia riparia
Agelaius tricolor
Elanus Leucurus
Status:
Federal
E = Listed as endangered under ESA
T = Listed as threatened under ESA
PT = Proposed for listing as threatened under ESA
C = Candidate for listing under ESA
California Native Plant Society (CNPS)
1B = Rare or endangered in California and elsewhere
State
E = Listed as endangered under CESA
T = Listed as threatened under CESA
CSC = California species of special concern
FP = Fully protected under the California Fish and Game Code