75 Acres of Sierra National Forest Meadows to be Restored as Wildlife Conservation Board Funds Environmental Improvement and Acquisition Projects, CDFW Reports
At its May 22 quarterly meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved approximately $15 million in grants to help restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat throughout California. Some of the 21 approved projects will benefit fish and wildlife — including some endangered species — while others will provide public access to important natural resources.
Red-legged frogs successfully reintroduced to Yosemite
New egg batches have been spotted, which is unusual.
Five Ways National Wildlife Federation’s Eco-Schools USA Boosts Climate Literacy
A 2016 survey of science teachers found that, on average, American students are getting just one or two hours of climate education per year.
Free lunchtime webinars to be offered during invasive species week
UC Cooperative Extension will offer free lunchtime webinars during Invasive Species Action Week, June 3-7.
What is bird language?
How combining birding and mindfulness powerfully connects us to nature
Endangered Frogs Delay Rebuilding After Paradise Wildfire
After losing their homes last fall during the devastating Camp Fire that destroyed most of the town of Paradise, Calif., many residents are anxious to rebuild.
Finding the middle ground for aviation safety and waterfowl
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has recognized “the loss, degradation and fragmentation of migratory bird habitat” as potentially the largest single threat to migratory birds. Human activity contributes to the loss, compounded by climate change.
Mustard flowers may be beautiful, but could fuel fires
The mustard flower, although beautiful, is not what park rangers like Hector Inzunza want to see blooming. They spell trouble for native plants and animals and for the coming fire season.
Retired Oil Rigs off the California Coast Could Find New Lives as Artificial Reefs
Offshore oil and gas drilling has been a contentious issue in California for 50 years, ever since a rig ruptured and spilled 80,000 to 100,000 barrels of crude oil off Santa Barbara in 1969. Today it’s spurring a new debate: whether to completely dismantle 27 oil and gas platforms scattered along the southern California coast as they end their working lives, or convert the underwater sections into permanent artificial reefs for marine life.
Support the Bill to Regulate Pesticides Killing Wildlife!
A specific kind of pesticide, rat poison, is killing wildlife in California from eagles, great-horned owls, coyotes, bobcats, and mountain lions to San Joaquin kit fox.