Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve Integrated Resources Management Plan, 2019

Located near Santa Barbara, Point Conception and its surround- ing lands comprise one of the last and best “wild coast” areas in Southern California, and have some of the highest biodi- versity and cultural values in the world. In acquiring the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve, The Nature Conservancy’s first responsibility is to build a nature preserve capable of protecting this irreplaceable collection of natural and cultural resources for the benefit of future generations. In this Integrated Resources Management Plan, The Nature Conservancy defines its long-term vision for Preserve management as well as its shorter-term goals and objectives. This Plan documents and evaluates the natural and cultural resources currently present at the Preserve and uses this framework to establish management recommendations for stewardship and program development across both longer (>5 years) and shorter (1-5 years) time frames. The Nature Conservancy has been able to leverage an extensive amount of natural resource-based assessment and planning work that was conducted by the previous landowners and their consultants. However, there are several near-term priority planning and assessment priorities at the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve, including the development of a number of implementation plans—that will be developed as resources become available—and will nest under the Integrated Resources Management Plan and guide on-the-ground management efforts.