The Coachella (Valley) plan is considered to be one of the very best plans scientifically for habitat - bar none - in the United States.
Stephanie Pincetl
Southern California is the endangered species hot spot in the continental United States. We are continuing to add population. It sets up a collision course between the Endangered Species Act and land use.
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Initially, the Endangered Species Act created a preservation pattern that was oriented species by species. It made for a complex but not very efficient system.
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The boundaries of the plan were actually developed by a scientific team without any kind of political pressure. Some of the very best scientists who know the Southern California desert ecosystems were involved.
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