California Wilderness Coalition
By Chris Morrill, Executive Director For the past two years, many of our worlds have shrunk dramatically. The “bubble” of people with whom we’ve been able to connect has been…
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By Chris Morrill, Executive Director For the last ten years, we at CalWild have done what we do best through challenging times. We are so thankful for everything we’ve been…
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By Chris Morrill, Executive Director In December, California’s “Pathways to 30×30” document outlined how the state will approach the ambitious goal of protecting 30% of the state by 2030 (“30×30”)…
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By Chris Morrill, Executive Director One of my favorite elements of being the Executive Director at CalWild is how incredible the staff is. They are able to accomplish a lot.…
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By Chris Morrill, Executive Director 2021 was supposed to be the end of this pandemic. Most of us reveled in what seemed to be the last vestiges of it earlier…
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By Chris Morrill, Executive Director Looking at the world around us, it can be difficult to find gratitude. We face many major challenges which can fuel anxiety and make us…
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By Chris Morrill, Executive Director This month, California received its first major rainstorm in many months, even setting records around the state. Within a day I began to see the…
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By Chris Morrill, Executive Director The world is a mess. Or at least it feels that way to me. One of the greatest things about my work is that breaking…
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By Chris Morrill, Executive Director For many years, environmentalists have built a reputation as obstructionists. The reality is much more complicated as the environmental movement fights to stop the forces…
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By Chris Morrill, Executive Director This month, Senior Policy Director Ryan Henson and I took a tour of the Mendocino National Forest with Forest Service employees, timber industry representatives, and…
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