The long-dry Owens now teems with birds and fish. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, July 8, 2007. Follow-up Article Independence, Calif. — Healing ailing rivers is Mark Hill’s specialty. So when the tall and lean ecologist visits one of his works in progress, he’s prepared to paddle Read more…
Riders who stray from legal trails damage watersheds, help spread invasive species and contribute to fire hazards, a group says. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, June 29, 2007 A new group of retired land managers and forest rangers said Thursday that reckless off-road vehicle recreation was the Read more…
After a four-decade effort, the national bird is thought to be adequately rebounding. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, June 28, 2007 The American bald eagle, revered and reviled over more than two centuries, today will be officially declared safe from extinction in the lower 48 states. The Read more…
Source of this article – New York Times, June 15, 2007. By ABRAHM LUSTGARTEN THERE is a spot on the Zippety trail, a sinewy, 10-inch-wide track of hard-packed dirt near Fruita, Colo., where the sides drop away so steeply it’s like biking down the tip of a knife blade. It’s Read more…
MacDonald, who oversaw the endangered species program, gave documents to lobbyists and overruled scientists. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 2, 2007 An Interior Department official who was recently rebuked for altering scientific conclusions to reduce protections for endangered species and providing internal documents to lobbyists resigned Read more…
The state is helping pay for legal challenges to federal jurisdiction, much of it, critics say, without oversight. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, April 22, 2007 By Julie Cart, Times Staff Writer RECAPTURE CANYON, UTAH — It’s a small gesture of defiance — a narrow metal bridge Read more…
Regulations were not subjected to environmental reviews or public comment, she rules. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, March 31, 2007 A federal judge on Friday overturned Bush administration regulations for national forests that critics said expedited logging and energy exploration, weakened wildlife protection, and shut the public Read more…
Oil Company Dumps More Than 2,100 Gallons of Industrial Wastewater and 200 Gallons of Crude Oil into Tar Creek, Upstream of Sespe Wild & Scenic River Source of this article – Los Padres Forest Watch, February 1, 2007. Ventura County, Calif. — Earlier this week, ForestWatch received several reports of Read more…
Overnight stays in some mountain areas would be allowed under a tentative agreement crafted by the city and conservancy. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 5, 2007 The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and the city of Malibu have reached a tentative agreement that would encourage more use Read more…
Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 21, 2007. By Cecilia Rasmussen, Times Staff Writer Fans of the television series “M*A*S*H” would recognize this rugged terrain. In the show’s standard opening, two helicopters swooped over craggy peaks to land on a dusty plateau, where military doctors rushed to Read more…