A state safety net for federal wild and scenic rivers
by Steve Evans, Wild Rivers Director AB 2975, the bill proposing a state safety net for federal wild and scenic rivers in California, passed the California Senate on August 9,…
read more
News
Final Inyo National Forest Plan is a mixed bag for wilderness and rivers
by Steve Evans, Wild Rivers Director The Forest Service released the final Inyo National Forest Plan in late July. The plan will guide the management of 1.9 million acres of…
read more
OP-ED: What’s needed to prevent megafires
Read the original posting on CalMatters by John Amodio, CalWild Board Member In his State of the State address in January, Gov. Jerry Brown declared that we must act boldly…
read more
EVENT: Sequoia National Forest Camping Trip, Aug 31-Sep 3
Join CalWild and the Community Hiking Club for a fun-filled holiday weekend exploring the wild places of the beautiful Kern Plateau on the Sequoia National Forest. We will be camping…
read more
REPRESENTATIVE JARED HUFFMAN INTRODUCES HISTORIC PUBLIC LANDS BILL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 27, 2018 CONTACTS: Ryan Henson, Senior Policy Director, (530) 365-1455, rhenson@calwild.org (Primary) and Chris Morrill, Executive Director, (530) 220-2394, cmorrill@calwild.org REPRESENTATIVE JARED HUFFMAN INTRODUCES HISTORIC PUBLIC LANDS BILL Bill would…
read more
A Giant Step For Conservation in Northwest California
On July 27th, Representative Jared Huffman from California’s 2nd District introduced the Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act. This bill is a comprehensive effort to protect and expand…
read more
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument weathers political storms – so far
In California, regions where different mountain ranges come together tend to have a great diversity of plant and wildlife species. These places can also serve as critical wildlife migration paths.…
read more
Hurdles cleared on AB2975, the Wild Rivers “safety net” bill
by Steve Evans AB 2975, the bill proposing a state safety net for federal wild and scenic rivers in California passed the California Assembly in late May and cleared the…
read more
California Legislature Protects the Mokelumne Wild & Scenic River!
by Steve Evans The Mokelumne River in Amador and Calaveras Counties became California’s newest Wild and Scenic River when Governor Jerry Brown signed the natural resources budget trailer bill in…
read more
Incalculable Value: Wild Rivers at 50
by CalWild intern Savannah Blide This October, the landmark Wild and Scenic Rivers Act will celebrate its 50th anniversary. This legislation, signed by President Johnson, is designed to preserve outstanding…
read more