Volunteer Jim Nowatzki goes mano a mano with overgrown trails at Ed Davis Park. But with singed canyons recovering from the 2003 blazes, he wouldn’t have it any other way. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 3, 2005. By Hugo Martín, Times Staff Writer On a warm, Read more…
It turns out wildflowers weren’t the only ones waiting for a rainy day. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, April 12, 2005. By HUGO MARTIN, Times Staff Writer THE rain-fueled explosion of wildflowers that has painted deserts, inland fields and hillsides is only the first act of a Read more…
The Arctic refuge may soon be in the hands of Big Oil. Will it drill clean? Source of this article – Technology Review, April 2005 By Bryant Urstadt Drill Kit “Arctic Petroleum Development: Implications of Advances in Technology” By Terry R. Twyman Congressional Research Service, 2001 Central to the case Read more…
The parents of a mountain biker who was killed by a cougar last year in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park will drop a wrongful-death lawsuit against Orange County because of numerous protests from cyclists. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, March 29, 2005. By RACHANA RATHI, Times Staff Writer Read more…
Wildlife trackers often work on the edge of the unknown, pitting their experience against the instinctive caginess of an animal, but as Hugo Martin reports, success sometimes depends on a lucky break. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, March 29, 2005. CHRIS LONG steered his SUV past the Read more…
Dozens of Californians receive permits to keep exotic species, but the state agency in charge of enforcement says it isn’t able to police violators. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, March 29, 2005. By CHARLES DUHIGO, Times Staff Writer FIFTY-ONE facilities in Los Angeles County — from private Read more…
Desert Is Teeming With Wildflowers After Record Rainfall Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, March 8, 2005. (photos of Steve’s trip in March 2005) By Louis SAHAGUN, Times Staff Writer DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK — The wettest year on record here has transformed this forbidding wilderness of scruffy Read more…
U.S. Sides With Hunters, Who Clash With Naturalists on Well Issue Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, March 4, 2005. By JULIE CART, Times Staff Writer A quarrel over waterholes in the Mojave is pitting hunters against naturalists, the needs of game animals against those of federally protected Read more…
Sharpshooters searching for a 425-pound tiger that had prowled the hills of Simi Valley for two weeks shot and killed it Wednesday after a family awoke to fmd it walking past their backyard. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 24, 2005. By AMANDA COVARRUBIAS, Times Staff Writer Read more…
Search for a possible lion or tiger continues in the Simi Valley area, but evidence suggests feline has been in western part of Ventura County. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 23, 2005. By GREGORY W. GRIGGS, Times Staff Writer Trackers searching for a large cat believed Read more…