ED Report

By Chris Morrill, Executive Director There is little doubt that we have endured one of the most tumultuous, exhausting, and heartbreaking years in 2020. From the beginning with massive wildfires…

By Chris Morrill, Executive Director Well, we’re out of election season…almost. After both presidential candidates received more votes than any other presidential candidate in history, former Vice President Joe Biden…

By Chris Morrill, Executive Director We are only a few days from the election. I am, like I imagine you are, ready for it to be over. However, we must…

By Chris Morrill, Executive Director Wildfire and Public Lands We are enduring a seemingly unending string of traumas in California. The latest is a series of “megafires” which have impacted…

By Chris Morrill, Executive Director The next decade of conservation In the last two years, there is a growing momentum around the world to elevate land and water conservation as…

By Chris Morrill, Executive Director This month, CalWild joined 19 other plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to overturn the Trump administration’s dramatic rule changes to the National Environmental Policy Act…

By Chris Morrill, Executive Director Three years ago, CalWild embarked on an examination of the reality of our firm belief in equitable access to public lands. As a public lands…

By Chris Morrill, Executive Director Public lands are vast and varied. They provide us with all kinds of opportunities for recreation and respite. Given the size of our public lands…

By Chris Morrill, Executive Director COVID 19 has challenged us in untold ways. In California we have now sheltered in place for seven weeks trying to avoid the most catastrophic…

By Chris Morrill, Executive Director This past month has held mind-bending changes. Although describing something as “unprecedented” is surprisingly common nowadays (we’re guilty of it), that word is apt for…