The rapid growth of residential and commercial growth in the northern portion of Los Angeles County (and in surrounding areas within the AVRCD) has driven increasing loss and fragmentation of habitat, resulting in degradation of the area’s natural biodiversity.This creates an urgent need for proactive efforts to identify, acquire,and manage areas that will preserve open space and the natural resources of the region.

The DMCA has been established to identify, acquire and manage open space lands within the boundaries of the two founding agencies for long term conservation benefits. It provides a capability to cooperate with local government and developers in creating an offsite mitigation program to offset open space loss and improve habitat for species such as burrowing owls, desert tortoise, alkali mariposa lilies, Joshua-juniper woodlands, and so forth.

The Authority is managed by a four-person Board consisting of local citizens with a sound understanding of the resource heritage of the area, and a vision of long term needs and possibilities for both the community and the ecosystem.

Board Members

Dan Munz – Chair
Jim Hasenauer – Vice Chair
Richard Gould
Kathleen Burr

Governing Board Meeting and Agenda September 15, 2026

Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement