Public Lands Network
The Importance of California’s Recovering Wolf Population
The Importance of California’s Recovering Wolf Population https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Wolf_OR-93_Austin_Smith_Jr_Confed_Tribes_of_Warm_Springs_June_2020_FPWC.jpg 800 533 CalWild https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Wolf_OR-93_Austin_Smith_Jr_Confed_Tribes_of_Warm_Springs_June_2020_FPWC.jpgOR-7 and wolves’ early presence in California Photo by Wiki Commons In 2011, a gray wolf, known as OR-7, dispersed from his natal pack in search of new territory and…
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BLM suspends oil and gas leasing in Central CA
BLM suspends oil and gas leasing in Central CA https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Carrizo-Plain_sunflowers-1024x576.jpg 1024 576 CalWild https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Carrizo-Plain_sunflowers-1024x576.jpgBy André Sanchez One million acres of public land will continue to be spared for now from oil and gas leasing on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands spanning eight…
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CalWild Settles Border Wall Lawsuit
CalWild Settles Border Wall Lawsuit https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Jacumba-Pic-1.jpg 500 375 CalWild https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Jacumba-Pic-1.jpgCalWild does its best not to just protect new public lands, but make sure they continue to be managed well into the future. That takes diligence and consistent engagement. In…
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Conglomerate Mesa Cause for Celebration
Conglomerate Mesa Cause for Celebration https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/DSCN6010-1024x487.jpg 1024 487 CalWild https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/DSCN6010-1024x487.jpgConglomerate Mesa, the ancestral homelands and traditional territories of the Timbisha Shoshone and Paiute-Shoshone Tribes, is located in a remote area of the Inyo Mountains, east of Highway 395 and…
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EVENT: Stand By Your Lands – Northwestern CA, October 19
EVENT: Stand By Your Lands – Northwestern CA, October 19 https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/SBYL-logo-from-Jamies-1024x768.png 1024 768 CalWild https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/SBYL-logo-from-Jamies-1024x768.png
Major Developments, Both Good and Bad, for Threatened Walker Ridge
Major Developments, Both Good and Bad, for Threatened Walker Ridge https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Walker-Ridge-Michael-Kauffmann.jpg 575 234 CalWild https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Walker-Ridge-Michael-Kauffmann.jpgWalker Ridge is a prominent north-south trending mountain in the Coast Range east of Clear Lake and west of the Central Valley that serves as the divide between Lake and…
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Oberon Solar Project Poses a Serious Threat to Desert Conservation
Oberon Solar Project Poses a Serious Threat to Desert Conservation https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mule-Mtns-Wileys-Well-2-1-1024x438.jpg 1024 438 CalWild https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mule-Mtns-Wileys-Well-2-1-1024x438.jpgOn Friday, August 13th, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and proposed land use plan amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan…
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Feather Falls Post-Fire Project: Restoration of a Beloved Hiking Trail
Feather Falls Post-Fire Project: Restoration of a Beloved Hiking Trail https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Madrone-Resprouting-1024x683.jpeg 1024 683 CalWild https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Madrone-Resprouting-1024x683.jpegBy Steve Evans By any measurement, 2020 was a hellacious wildfire year in California. More than 9,000 wildfires burned over 4.3 million acres of land. At one point in September,…
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Crisis in the Jacumba Wilderness
Crisis in the Jacumba Wilderness https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_3883-1024x768.jpg 1024 768 CalWild https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_3883-1024x768.jpgBy Michael Lerner, CalWild Volunteer The Jacumba Wilderness consists of 31,357 acres of beautiful desert washes, mountains, and canyons in southern California, located on the Mexican border, about a two…
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