By keeping in accordance with established data standards, the ERP Program has adopted the Department of Fish and Game's Habitat Conservation Planning Branch Field Survey Protocols.
The protocols and guidelines available in the table of contents are from various sources and are recommended as tested and reviewed methods for their intended purposes. These purposes include determining the presence or support for a negative finding for a particular species or its local status. In some cases, these protocols and guidelines represent what the Department believes to be the best available methodology for the intended purpose
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