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 California Wilderness Coalition 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…
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 California Wilderness Coalition 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…
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 California Wilderness Coalition 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…
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 California Wilderness Coalition 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…
EVENT: Stand By Your Lands – Northwestern CA, May 26
EVENT: Stand By Your Lands – Northwestern CA, May 26 https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/SBYL-logo-from-Jamies-1024x768.png 1024 768 California Wilderness Coalition https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/SBYL-logo-from-Jamies-1024x768.png
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 California Wilderness Coalition 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.…
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 California Wilderness Coalition 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…
Joshua Tree CESA Updates
Joshua Tree CESA Updates https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/JT9-1024x520.jpg 1024 520 California Wilderness Coalition 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…
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 California Wilderness Coalition 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,…
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 California Wilderness Coalition 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…
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 California Wilderness Coalition 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…