Protected Areas Exclusion (Wind)

The datasets that are included in the composite layer making up the protected area layer are given below: Dataset Example Designations Citation or hyperlink PAD-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 Easements California 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=stelprdb5382437 BLM National Landscape Conservation System Wilderness Areas, Wilderness Study Areas, National Monuments, National Conservation Lands, Conservation Lands of the California Desert, Scenic Rivers https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-wilderness-areas https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-wilderness-study-areas https://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 Areas Areas 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 Area https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-off-highway-vehicle-designations https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-areas-of-critical-environmental-concern 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 NFSA https://pcta.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=cf1495f8e09940989995c06f9e290f6b#overview Terrestrial 30x30 Conserved Areas Gap Status 1 and 2 CA Nature. 30x30 Conserved Areas, Terrestrial. 2021. https://www.californianature.ca.gov/datasets/CAnature::30x30-conserved-areas-terrestrial/ Accessed September 2022. CPAD Open 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 Areas  https://data-usfs.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/usfs::special-interest-management-areas-feature-layer/about Proposed Protected Area Molok 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 10:40 AM) Layer revised to allow for gaps to remain when combining all components of the protected area layer.