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Mountain lions face greater risk of becoming roadkill in wildfire’s aftermath

As mountain lions seek to avoid wildfire zones, their risks of being hit by automobiles or entering deadly conflicts with other pumas are increasing. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, October 20, 2022 Conservationists have long warned that Southern California mountain lions could vanish within decades due to Read more…

By Steve, 3 monthsOctober 20, 2022 ago
Budget and Spending

Can a new trail system help revive this crest of the Sierra in Plumas National Forest?

The “Lost Sierra Route” aims to link up mountain towns across 600 miles and draw hikers and mountain bikers to a region hit by fires and hard economic times. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, August 14, 2022 PORTOLA, Calif. — The rutted dirt road twisted ever skyward through miles Read more…

By Steve, 6 monthsAugust 14, 2022 ago
Drilling, Mining, Logging

Massive clearing project proposed for the Los Padres National Forest

Forest Service Seeks Controlled Burns and Tree Thinning Across 235,000 Acres Source of this article: The Santa Barbara Independent, August 10, 2022 If the past is anything to go by, out-of-control wildfires are a legacy Santa Barbara and the American West are facing as climate changes dry out the landscape Read more…

By Steve, 6 monthsAugust 10, 2022 ago
California

To guard world’s tallest tree, state poses fines and jail time

Sturdy, Instagram-ready thrill-seekers are entranced by Hyperion’s size and challenged by the secrecy. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, August 2, 2022 It sounds hard to hide the tallest tree in the world. But that’s exactly what officials at California’s Redwood National Park have been trying to do Read more…

By Steve, 6 months ago
California

Monarch butterflies now listed as endangered: What we can all do to help them

The migratory monarch butterfly has been added to the endangered species ‘Red List’ by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in mid-July 2022. This colorful butterfly is known for its spectacular migration of up to 2,500 miles from Mexico to Canada, taking several generations to complete the route. Read more…

By Steve, 6 months ago
California

Aridification could reshape the U.S. West

California is at risk of profound effects as climate change exacerbates dryness. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, June 30, 2022 Unprecedented dryness across the western United States is meeting with increasingly warm temperatures to create climate conditions so extreme that the landscape of California could permanently and Read more…

By Steve, 7 monthsJune 30, 2022 ago
Drilling, Mining, Logging

Drought, wildfire and commerce prompt massive forest thinning plan for Big Bear Lake

Federal officials have proposed a massive forest thinning project north of Big Bear Lake, citing drought and the threat of wildfire. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, June 9, 2022. For decades, thousands of acres of undeveloped public forest on the northern side of Big Bear Lake have Read more…

By Steve, 8 monthsJune 9, 2022 ago
California

A flutter of magical hope on the Central Coast, as monarch butterflies return

The data made clear what many have been noting since October: The monarchs are back, even if it’s far from the millions that arrived as recently as the ’80s. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, February 2, 2022 OS OSOS, Calif. — There was the distinctive noise of something falling. Read more…

By Steve, 12 monthsFebruary 2, 2022 ago
California State Parks

Backbone Trail back in business after fire

Source of this article, The Thousand Oaks Acorn, July 25, 2019 Eight months after the largest fire to ever hit Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, all 67 miles of the park’s most famous trail have reopened to the public. The final six miles of the Backbone Trail that had Read more…

By Steve, 4 yearsJuly 25, 2019 ago
California State Parks

Mothers of the Santa Monica Mountains

Three women fought to create the Santa Monica Mountains parkland now burned by the Woolsey fire Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 2, 2018 The Woolsey fire was a 14-mile-long wall of flames when, on the morning of Nov. 9, it jumped the 101 Freeway and began Read more…

By Steve, 4 yearsDecember 2, 2018 ago

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