TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

INTRODUCTION

Overview Objective Cal Poly Land Acquisitions   Cheda Ranch, Main Campus, Peterson Ranch, Serrano Ranch Chorro Creek Ranch, Escuela Ranch, Walters Ranch History of Wildlife Refuges in North America Benefits and Justification of Wildlife Refuges

METHODS

General Approach Study Areas   Cheda Ranch, Main Campus, Peterson Ranch, Serrano Ranch Chorro Creek Ranch, Escuela Ranch, Walters Ranch

RESULTS

Cheda Ranch Main Campus Peterson Ranch Serrano Ranch Chorro Creek Ranch Walters Ranch

DISCUSSION
Standards and Guidelines for Enhanced Ecosystem Diversity

Standard: Soils Standard: Species Standard: Riparian and Wetland Standard: Grassland, Oak Woodland and Brushland Standard: Urbanized Areas Guidelines Recommended Agricultural Practices Monitoring Guidelines Biological Monitoring of Rangelands Wildlife Monitoring of the Properties

LITERATURE CITED

LIST OF TABLES

Land uses at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Acreage of various enterprises within Cal Poly Main Campus. List of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians detected throughout Cal Poly’s properties. Mammalian species richness on Cheda Ranch. Avian diversity in Cheda Ranch. Mammalian species richness on Main Campus. Feral cat colonies within core campus. Avian diversity in Cal Poly Main Campus. Diversity and abundance of plant communities in Peterson Ranch. Mammalian species richness on Peterson Ranch. Avian diversity in Peterson Ranch. Plant communities and their acreage in Serrano Ranch. Mammalian species richness on Serrano Ranch. Acreage of important wildlife habitat at Chorro Creek Ranch. Mammalian species richness on Chorro Creek Ranch. Avian diversity in Chorro Creek Ranch. Acreage of the plant communities of Escuela Ranch. Avian diversity in Escuela Ranch. Mammalian species richness on Walters Ranch. Avian diversity in Walters Ranch.

LIST OF FIGURES

Geographical California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo County. Geographical location of Cheda Ranch, Cal Poly Main Campus, Peterson Ranch and Serrano Ranch. Cal Poly’s Cheda Ranch property. Cal Poly’s Main Campus property. Cal Poly’s Peterson Ranch property. Cal Poly’s Serrano Ranch property. Geographical location of Chorro Creek Ranch, Escuela Ranch and Walters Ranch Cal Poly’s Chorro Creek Ranch property. Cal Poly’s Escuela Ranch property. Cal Poly’s Walters Ranch property