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Efforts to protect Plumas National Forest offer reminder of African-American explorer
Efforts to protect Plumas National Forest offer reminder of African-American explorer 1024 680 California Wilderness Coalition

Story by Ryan Henson, Senior Policy Director The Friends of Plumas Wilderness (FPW), a non-profit conservation organization based in Plumas County, is currently developing a National Monument proposal for some…

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No victory quacks after “Lame Duck” Washington, D.C. Trip
No victory quacks after “Lame Duck” Washington, D.C. Trip 750 421 California Wilderness Coalition

In mid-December of last year, CalWild’s Senior Policy Director, Ryan Henson, flew to Washington, D.C. to advocate for end-of-session opportunities in Congress to pass Senator Alex Padilla’s Protecting Unique and…

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Camp Hale National Monument
Camp Hale is officially a National Monument
Camp Hale is officially a National Monument 1024 696 California Wilderness Coalition

On October 12, 2022, President Biden signed a proclamation establishing the Camp Hale – Continental Divide National Monument in Colorado. This designation represents President Biden’s first use of the Antiquities…

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OP-ED: Protect the Groundwater Beneath Our National Treasures
OP-ED: Protect the Groundwater Beneath Our National Treasures 556 333 California Wilderness Coalition

  By Linda Castro SCVNews.com Published: Thursday, June 15, 2017 http://scvnews.com/2017/06/15/protect-the-groundwater-beneath-our-national-treasures-commentary-by-linda-castro/ The Cadiz Valley is located in the eastern Mojave Desert, south of the Mojave National Preserve and Historic Route…

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Free Camping Trips Exploring the Wildest Parts of the Sierra Nevada
Free Camping Trips Exploring the Wildest Parts of the Sierra Nevada 1024 683 California Wilderness Coalition

CalWild has scheduled three family camping trips to explore threatened wild places on our public lands in the Sierra Nevada. The U.S. Forest Service recently released for public review and…

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by Tom Egan
Celebrating Our Huge Desert Victory
Celebrating Our Huge Desert Victory 1024 638 California Wilderness Coalition

CalWild staff joined hundreds of people at Whitewater Preserve near Palm Springs on May 5th to celebrate President Obama’s recent designation of three national monuments in the California desert – Mojave…

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