The military is working with environmental groups and local governments to create buffer zones around bases where development threatened to encroach on combat training. It’s been a conservation boon. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, April 28, 2013 Many of the nation’s 440 military bases were established in Read more…
Some of Yosemite’s much-loved amenities, including swimming pools, bike rentals and a skating rink, would be jettisoned under a plan to restore the Merced River corridor to a more natural state. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, April 14, 2013 The majestic landscape of Yosemite National Park — Read more…
Vandals are using social media to get others to join in. Rattlesnake Canyon and Barker Dam are temporarily closed. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, April 13, 2013 JOSHUA TREE — Along the saw-toothed ridge of Rattlesnake Canyon, crude graffiti invades the crevices that offered shade to nomadic Read more…
A tip on the location of Indian panels ay have come from the thieves themselves. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, February 1, 2013 Federal investigators acting on a tip have recovered five petroglyph panels that thieves cut from an eastern Sierra site sacred to Native Americans, U.S. Read more…
The National Park Service would restore 203 acres along the Merced River and eliminate an ice rink, commercial horseback riding, hotel swimming pools and raft and bicycle rentals. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, January 9, 2013 Yosemite Valley would have more camp sites and parking spaces — Read more…
The young male from Oregon has remained in the Golden State since spring and covered about 3,000 miles. He’s also shown exceptional homing abilities. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, January 2, 2013 Like many out-of-state visitors, the lone gray wolf that trotted across the border from Oregon Read more…
The bill, backed by House Republicans, would retain the zone south of Point Conception until wildlife officials develop a plan ensuring that the threatened marine mammals and endangered abalone recover and that the commercial shellfish harvest stays at current levels. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 20, Read more…
California Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration proposes rules that would require more disclosure from oil companies in the state that employ hydraulic fracturing, also known as ‘fracking.’ Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 19, 2012 SACRAMENTO — Under pressure from state lawmakers and environmentalists, Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration Read more…
Former Maj. Gen. Anthony L. Jackson will take over as director of the state Parks and Recreation Department, which was rocked by a financial scandal last summer. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, March 3, 2012 Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday tapped a decorated retired Marine Corps officer Read more…
A Berkely professor makes a surprise ‘total turnaround’ in a study funded by doubters of global warming. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, July 30, 2012 WASHINGTON – The verdict is in: Global warming is occurring and emissions of greenhouse gases caused by human activity are the main Read more…