Protected Areas Exclusion (Geothermal)

The datasets that are included in the composite layer making up the protected area layer are given below: DatasetExample DesignationsCitation or hyperlinkPAD-US (CBI Edition)National Parks, GAP Status 1 and 2, State Parks, Open Spaces, Natural Areas“PAD-US (CBI Edition) Version 2.1b, California”. Conservation Biology Institute. 2016. https://databasin.org/datasets/64538491f43e42ba83e26b849f2cad28.Conservation EasementsCalifornia Conservation Easement Database (CCED), 2022a. 2022. www.CALands.org. Accessed December 2022. Inventoried Roadless Areas“Inventoried Roadless Areas.” US Forest Service. Dec 12, 2022. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/roadless/2001roadlessrule/maps/?cid=stelprdb5382437BLM National Landscape Conservation SystemWilderness Areas, Wilderness Study Areas, National Monuments, National Conservation Lands, Conservation Lands of the California Desert, Scenic Rivershttps://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-wilderness-areashttps://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-wilderness-study-areashttps://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-national-monuments-nca-forest-reserves-other-poly/Greater Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation Areas (BLM)For solar technology: BLM_Managm IN (‘PHMA’, ‘GHMA’, ‘OHMA’)For wind technology: BLMP_Managm = ‘PHMA’“Nevada and Northeastern California Greater Sage-Grouse Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment.” US Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office. 2015. https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/lup/103343/143707/176908/NVCA_Approved_RMP_Amendment.pdf  Other BLM Protected AreasAreas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs), Recreation Areas (SRMA, ERMA, OHV Designated Areas), including Vinagre Wash Special Recreation Management Area, National Scenic Areas, including Alabama Hills National Scenic Areahttps://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-off-highway-vehicle-designations<o:p></o:p>https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-areas-of-critical-environmental-concern<o:p>https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-az-area-of-critical-environmental-concern-polygon[Big Marias ACEC and Beale Slough Riparian and Cultural ACEC]BLM, personal communication, November 2, 2022.Mono Basin NFSAhttps://pcta.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=cf1495f8e09940989995c06f9e290f6b#overviewTerrestrial 30x30 Conserved AreasGap Status 1 and 2CA Nature. 30x30 Conserved Areas, Terrestrial. 2021. https://www.californianature.ca.gov/datasets/CAnature::30x30-conserved-areas-terrestrial/ Accessed September 2022.CPADOpen Spaces and Parks under city or county level California Protected Areas Database (CPAD), 2022b. 2022. https://www.calands.org/cpad/. Accessed February 22, 2023.USFS Special Interest Management AreasResearch Natural Areas, Recreation Areas, National Recreational Trail, Experimental Forest, Scenic Areahttps://data-usfs.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/usfs::special-interest-management-areas-feature-layer/aboutProposed Protected AreaMolok Luyuk Extension (Berryessa Mtn NM Expansion)CalWild, personal communication, January 19, 2023.This layer is featured in the CEC 2023 Land-Use Screens for Electric System Planning data viewer.For more information about this layer and its use in electric system planning, please refer to the Land Use Screens Staff Report in the CEC Energy Planning Library.  Change Log: Version 1.1 (January 22, 2024 11:05 AM) Layer edited to reflect the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Land Use Plan Amendment (LUPA) Development Focus Area (DFA), Variance Process Land (VPL) and General Public Land (GPL) areas within the DRECP that allow for geothermal energy development applications.Layer revised to allow for gaps to remain when combining all components of the protected area layer.