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Conservation Issues of the Ventana Chapter | monterey county
Ventana Chapter Submits 2 Sets of Expert Comments on Biological Resources and Snowy Plover Habitat for Monterey Bay Shores Resort Dunes Restoration Plan August 2015 Threatened Western snowy plover in breeding plumage at proposed Project site in Sand City. (Photograph: Steve Zmak)The Dunes Restoration Plan for the Monterey Shores Resort proposed for 39 acres of rare beachfront dune habitat in Sand City has been released and Ventana Chapter has retained experts to submit comments. The developer, Security National Guaranty (SNG) is proposing construction of a 1.3 million square foot mixed-use residential and visitor-serving development in undeveloped dunes seaward of Highway One adjacent to Fort Ord Dunes State Park in Sand City. These undisturbed beachfront dunes contain several threatened and endangered species and have been monitored for nesting coastal populations of western snowy plover since 1999. Ventana Chapter attorney Larry Silver has retained senior biologist Scott Cashen to provide comments on the western snowy plover. Dr. Cashen (Dr. Cashen letter here) focuses on inadequacies in the Plan which proposes measures that will not offset the Project's contribution to habitat loss. Coastal ecologist Peter Baye's (Dr. Baye letter here) report highlights coastal dune ecology and management with an emphasis on Smith's blue butterfly, Monterey spineflower and western snowy plover. |
Monterey Bay Shores Resort Hearing at the California Coastal Commission
Financial Settlement Reached in Lawsuit between Monterey Bay Shores Resort and Lender
New Financial and Compliance Woes for Monterey Bay Shores Resort
Plans for Monterey Bay Resort Deemed Deficient
Public Outcry Over Threats to Snowy Plover Nests at Sand City Project Site
Monterey Bay Shores Eco-Resort Decision may go to Appeals Court
Coastal Commission Denies Dunes Project
Sierra Club opposes Coastal Dunes Resort 
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