California Native Plant Society Botanical Priority Protection Areas
Introduction:
The East Bay Chapter area supports a unique congregation of ecological conditions and native plants. The collision of floristic protection and economic growth conceived the Botanical Priority Protection Areas Project (BPPA), and fortified intra-chapter collaboration between the Plant Science and Conservation arms of the East Bay Chapter of the California Native Plant Society (CNPS).
Source: Bartosh H., Naumovich L., and Baker L. 2010. A Guidebook to Botanical Priority Protection Areas of the East Bay. East Bay Chapter of the California Native Plant Society.
Map Overview
This interactive map provides information about each of the 15 BPPA, including the spatial distribution of significant substrates such as alkaline soils, sandy soils, and serpentinitic habitats.
Descriptions of each polygon can be found here:
http://ebcnps.org/publications/guidebook-to-botanical-priority-protection-areas/botanical-priority-interactive-map/