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Fires, Floods, and Human History -- The Value of a Single SoCal Creek
March 27, 2013 1:33 AM
by Char Miller
Commentary:
Thompson Creek is a symbol of how much a creek can matter, to SoCal civilizations past and to the very real wildfires and floods of the present.
Why Isn't the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Protecting Eagles?
March 22, 2013 5:07 PM
by Chris Clarke
The Hidden Desert:
If FWS really wanted to get "aggressive" in enforcing the provisions of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act that protect eagles, it would send a message not by way of a press release, but by way of the local U.S. Attorney.
The Hidden Desert:
I left New York at 22 and hitchhiked west. I awoke one morning in northern Nevada. The emptiness of the desert landscape completely unnerved me. The landscape seemed unadorned and ugly, and yet I could not tear my eyes off the far hills.
Group Petitions to List Desert Kit Fox as Threatened
March 12, 2013 2:10 PM
by Chris Clarke
The Hidden Desert:
Desert kit foxes are in trouble, facing threats from industrial development of their habitat to a deadly outbreak of distemper that's killing untold numbers of foxes.
'Crisis Mode': Sick Sea Lions a Growing Concern in Orange County
March 12, 2013 2:07 PM
Forest to Faucet: Why National Forests Are More Than Recreational Spaces
March 6, 2013 2:37 PM
by Char Miller
Golden Green:
Water made the west, and that's why Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell is promoting its protection.
The Hidden Desert:
After controversy was sparked in Joshua Tree, a bill has been introduced into the state legislature that would end the California's nearly unregulated bobcat trapping season.
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