These documents contain information about the Habitat Management Plan (HMP) and open space preserves in the City of Carlsbad. Here you will find land management presentations, HMP annual reports, biological monitoring reports, regulatory documents, and HMP guidelines. For preserve management plans, please contact the HMP Coordinator: rosanne.humphrey@carlsbadca.gov.

Watch the 2023 Earth Week Lunch & Learn webinar for an introduction to the Habitat Management Division and the Habitat Management Plan.

Learn about Carlsbad’s preserve system 

Curious about how Carlsbad’s preserve system is cared for throughout the year? Join us for the 21st annual Habitat Management Plan meeting, where city staff and land managers will share updates on habitat management and biological monitoring work from the past year. 

The meeting will include short presentations followed by time for questions and discussion.

Habitat Management Plan annual meeting 
Tuesday, March 3 
10 a.m. to noon 
1635 Faraday Ave. 
Conference Room 173B 

The meeting will be recorded and posted to watch below after the meeting. 

Annual HMP public meetings and land management presentations

The following presentations were given by city staff and land managers at the HMP annual public meetings. The presentations describe the status of the HMP preserve system and summarize land management and biological monitoring. The tabs below refer to the year of the annual meeting (which is usually in March), and the presentations listed for each year summarize the previous year's activities.