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Environmental leadership coming from the White House
Environmental leadership coming from the White House https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/President_Joe_Biden_signs_EO-Adam-Schultz-Public-domain-via-Wikimedia-Commons.jpg 1024 682 CalWild https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/President_Joe_Biden_signs_EO-Adam-Schultz-Public-domain-via-Wikimedia-Commons.jpgby André Sanchez The new presidential administration has hit the ground running and is pushing forth an ecologically friendly agenda. Late last month, President Biden signed several Executive Orders (EO)…
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Details on how the Hyampom Project threatens conservation protections in northwestern CA
Details on how the Hyampom Project threatens conservation protections in northwestern CA https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SF-Trinity-WSR-748x1024.jpg 748 1024 CalWild https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SF-Trinity-WSR-748x1024.jpgThe Forest Service is seeking public comments about the scope of the proposed Hyampom Fire Resilient Community Project on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in northwest California’s Trinity County. Although supportive…
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Joshua Tree CESA Updates
Joshua Tree CESA Updates https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/JT9-1024x520.jpg 1024 520 CalWild https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/JT9-1024x520.jpgOn August 21st, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) listened to a number of concerned residents of the California desert and beyond about moving forward with protections for the…
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CalWild Joins Lawsuit Against NEPA Rollbacks
CalWild Joins Lawsuit Against NEPA Rollbacks https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cwc-logo-horiz-new-typeface-1024x396.jpg 1024 396 CalWild https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cwc-logo-horiz-new-typeface-1024x396.jpgFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2020 Contacts: Chris Morrill, Executive Director, California Wilderness Coalition · cmorrill@calwild.org Ryan Henson, Policy Director, California Wilderness Coalition · rhenson@calwild.org LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THE TRUMP…
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The PLANT Act: A rare bipartisan effort on behalf of public lands
The PLANT Act: A rare bipartisan effort on behalf of public lands https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CROP-site-trash-cannisters-web-Jackee-Riccio-NEC.jpg 864 576 CalWild https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CROP-site-trash-cannisters-web-Jackee-Riccio-NEC.jpgRepresentatives Jared Huffman (CA-02), Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), TJ Cox (CA-21), and others introduced the Protecting Lands Against Narcotics Trafficking (PLANT) Act in July. This bipartisan legislation provides…
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National Forest Roadless Areas Threatened by Logging Projects
National Forest Roadless Areas Threatened by Logging Projects https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NW-CA_South-Fork-Trinity_credit-Jeff-Morris_2019-1024x768.jpg 1024 768 CalWild https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NW-CA_South-Fork-Trinity_credit-Jeff-Morris_2019-1024x768.jpgSome of the wildest remaining lands in our National Forests are “inventoried roadless areas.” Conservationists have been working to protect them from logging, road construction, and other development since the…
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IN MEMORIAM: Hall Newbegin
IN MEMORIAM: Hall Newbegin https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Hall-Joel-Bear_727of1326-682x1024.jpg 682 1024 CalWild https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Hall-Joel-Bear_727of1326-682x1024.jpgThe CalWild team joins a worldwide community of wilderness lovers in mourning the all-too-early death of our boardmember Hall Newbegin. Hall is perhaps best known as the founder of Juniper…
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Statement of Support for Black Lives Matter
Statement of Support for Black Lives Matter https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cwc-logo-horiz-new-typeface-1024x396.jpg 1024 396 CalWild https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cwc-logo-horiz-new-typeface-1024x396.jpgThis has been a tumultuous few months. We’ve seen the inequities of our society laid bare with the confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic, a severe economic recession, the murders of…
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Trump administration plans for Vinagre Wash leave a sour taste in the mouths of conservationists
Trump administration plans for Vinagre Wash leave a sour taste in the mouths of conservationists https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/indian-pass-additions-credit-John-Dittli-1024x683.jpg 1024 683 CalWild https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/indian-pass-additions-credit-John-Dittli-1024x683.jpgThe Vinagre (Spanish for “vinegar”) Wash Special Management Area (SMA) in eastern Imperial County is south of Blythe with the Colorado River and Cibola National Wildlife Refuge to the east,…
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