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Land use is often the best indicator of the current status and boundaries of endangered species habitats, particularly in areas with extensive agricultural and/or urban development. The following files show land use data by county, developed by the California Department of Water Resources. The Adobe Acrobat Reader program allows users to view the entire map and zoom in on any particular area of interest. To view the entire map from Adobe Acrobat, open the file and select the "fit in window" button. Then use the "zoom" button to view areas of interest by clicking on the area to zoom in or dragging a particular window. The "pan" button can help you view different areas of the map without changing scale. Download the Land Use Legend text file to interpret land use codes.

• Land Use Legend (20K text file)
  
• Butte County (1994 Data) (1,282K PDF file)
  
• Contra Costa County (1995 Data) (1,272K PDF file)
  
• Imperial County (1997 Data) (1,074K PDF file)
  
• Kings County (1996 Data) (2,486K PDF file)
  
• Madera County (1995 Data) (877K PDF file)
  
• Merced County (1995 Data) (2,559K PDF file)
  
• MOnterey County (1997 Data) (2,515K PDF file)
  
• Sacramento County (1993 Data) (2,723K PDF file)
  
• San Joaquin County (1996 Data) (6,078K PDF file)
  
• San Luis Obispo County (1995 Data) (3,764K PDF file)
  
• Santa Barbara County (1995 Data) (3,764K PDF file)
  
• Stanislaus County (1996 Data) (1,998K PDF file)
  
• Tulare County (1993 Data)(1,127K PDF file)
  

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