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Kearsarge Pass Trail

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August 28, 2019

Features: The Kearsarge Pass trailhead begins at Onion Valley (9,200 feet) and travels to Kearsarge Pass (11,800 feet). Kearsarge Pass is a popular destination for day hikers. Beyond Kearsarge Pass,…

Update on Mixed Sierra and Sequoia Plans

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July 29, 2019

Revised Forest Plans To Determine The Future Of Sequoia And Sierra National Forests The U.S. Forest Service has released for public comment the draft supplemental management plans for the Sequoia…

New Wilderness in Mendocino!

New Wilderness in Mendocino! https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Sanhedrin-Ranch-with-Yuki-Wilderness-in-Background.jpg 819 614 California Wilderness Coalition California Wilderness Coalition https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Sanhedrin-Ranch-with-Yuki-Wilderness-in-Background.jpg July 7, 2019 August 8, 2019

July 7, 2019

Great news: Wilderness was just expanded in Mendocino County! Under the Wilderness Act the government is allowed to accept donations of property adjacent to designated wilderness and the donated land…

Hydro Whack-A-Mole

Hydro Whack-A-Mole https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Coso-Range-Wilderness-1024x768.jpg 1024 768 California Wilderness Coalition California Wilderness Coalition https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Coso-Range-Wilderness-1024x768.jpg June 25, 2019 August 8, 2019

June 25, 2019

by Steve Evans, Wild Rivers Director Premier Energy has once again revised its Owens Valley Pumped Storage (OVPS) Project #1, possibly in response to public concerns about the previous project’s…

“Renewable” Hydro Boom Threatens California’s Wild Places

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May 24, 2019

By Steve Evans UPDATE 5/29/19: Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected Premium Energy’s preliminary study permit application for the Owens Valley Pumped Storage project because it was “patently…

Sheep Mountain Wilderness Additions, San Gabriel Mountains. Photo by Steve Evans.

The Next Step for the San Gabriel Mountains

The Next Step for the San Gabriel Mountains https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Sheep-Mtn-Wilderness-Addition-1024x682.jpg 1024 682 California Wilderness Coalition California Wilderness Coalition https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Sheep-Mtn-Wilderness-Addition-1024x682.jpg September 12, 2016 September 12, 2016

September 12, 2016

The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public comments on the draft management plan for the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. Established by President Obama in 2014, the 346,000- acre Monument…

Joe Fontaine: Defender of the Kern Plateau

Joe Fontaine: Defender of the Kern Plateau https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Joe-Fontaine-1024x748.jpg 1024 748 California Wilderness Coalition California Wilderness Coalition https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Joe-Fontaine-1024x748.jpg August 24, 2016 August 24, 2016

August 24, 2016

By Steve Evans, Wild Rivers Director Joe Fontaine literally wrote the book on the Kern Plateau. The Kern Plateau and Other Gems of the Southern Sierra (self-published by Fontaine in…

Learn More About the Sierra National Forest Management Proposals

Learn More About the Sierra National Forest Management Proposals https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Devil-Gulch-SF-Merced-S-Evans-1024x392.jpg 1024 392 California Wilderness Coalition California Wilderness Coalition https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Devil-Gulch-SF-Merced-S-Evans-1024x392.jpg August 15, 2016 August 7, 2019

August 15, 2016

The Forest Service is currently seeking public comment on three draft forest plans encompassing more than four million acres of public land in the eastern and southern Sierra Nevada. This…

The Forest Service’s “Unbalanced” Alternative

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July 22, 2016

The Forest Service completed this June its first round of public meetings concerning the Inyo, Sequoia, and Sierra draft Forest Plans. More than 150 people – many of whom were CalWild…

What’s At Stake in the Sequoia National Forest Plan Revisions

What’s At Stake in the Sequoia National Forest Plan Revisions https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Golden-Trout-Additions-Seq-Forest.jpg 820 624 California Wilderness Coalition California Wilderness Coalition https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Golden-Trout-Additions-Seq-Forest.jpg July 12, 2016 July 12, 2016

July 12, 2016

The Forest Service is currently seeking public comment on three draft forest plans encompassing more than four million acres of public land in the eastern and southern Sierra Nevada. This…