This Dataset displays existing Legislatively and Legally Protected Areas, Military Expansion Mitigation Lands, Open Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Areas, Military and Tribal Lands in the DRECP Planning Area.

Existing protected areas were identified to determine where resource protection and management activities occur across the Plan Area. This analysis was conducted early in the planning process and yielded two primary categories of existing protected areas: Legislatively and Legally Protected Areas (LLPAs) and Military Expansion Mitigation Lands (MEMLs).

Legislatively and Legally Protected Areas (LLPAs) include Wilderness Areas, National Parks, National Preserves, National Wildlife Refuges, California State Parks, CDFW Conservation Areas (Ecological Reserves and Wildlife Areas), CDFW mitigation and conservation easement areas, privately held conservation areas including mitigation banks and land trust lands, Wilderness Study Areas, Wild and Scenic Rivers, National Scenic and Historic Trails.

Open Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Areas represent land use designations made by BLM and California State Parks. Military lands and Tribal lands are identified to provide map context.