What is the Conservation Lands Network?
Since 2006, the purpose of the Conservation Lands Network (CLN), its strategy, and its supporting tools, is to identify, guide, and support strategic land acquisition projects for biodiversity, conservation and ecological resilience in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area (nine counties of the Bay Area + Santa Cruz County).
Last updated in 2019, the CLN 3.0 Update will be launched in 2028.
Regional Conservation Goals
The regional land conservation goals identified in the Conservation Lands Network 3.0 project are the following:
Conserve 2.5 million acres of priority lands by the year 2050.
Conserve rare, diverse, and irreplaceable landscapes, and manage them for health and resilience.
Conserve core habitats and the lands that connect them, and manage them for permeability, health, and resilience.
Conserve a regional network of streams, wetlands, ponds, seeps, and associated riparian and upland areas, and manage for health and resilience.
Conserve the sources of our streams and waterways.
Use the tools of the Conservation Lands Network:
Progress Dashboard
Track regional and county-level progress toward regional conservation goals.
Explorer
Use this interactive map with many difference data layers to explore the network of essential lands, and generate a detailed conservation report for any specific point or area.
Maps
Download regional maps showing various biogeographic and human datasets.
Reports
Learn more about the CLN goals, how the network was created, resources at stake, and conservation actions.
Datasets
Download up-to-date GIS datasets including biotic inventories, climate, geographic data, and political boundaries.