Highlights from Chapter 4

Natural Resources

In early 2022, we obtained unanimous approval for the 90-mile San José to Merced segment, marking the completion of environmental clearance for nearly 400 miles of our 500-mile Phase 1 high-speed rail system.
We have successfully preserved and restored more than 4,400 acres of habitat and conserved more than 3,190 acres of agricultural land through the acquisition of agricultural conservation easements.
Through our participation in the California Farmland Conservancy Program (CFCP), we commit to conserving at least one acre of farmland for every acre converted to transportation use.
Despite a 38 percent increase in construction activity levels, we achieved a 12 percent reduction in construction water use in 2022 compared to 2021.
We’ve preserved and restored 4,400 acres of habitat, focusing on areas adjacent to conserved areas, wildlife movement corridors, and habitats for threatened and endangered species.
To date, we’ve protected 3,190 acres of farmland through conservation easements, with an emphasis on offsetting impacts on farmland through the Agricultural Land Mitigation Program (ALMP).

The Tule River in Tulare County

A wildlife crossing along the high-speed rail alignment

Coyote Valley in Northern California

More Information

Learn more about the California High-Speed Rail program at https://hsr.ca.gov/ and the Sustainability Report at https://hsr.ca.gov/sustainability-report.

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