The Back Forty tag:www.kcet.org,2010-01-19:/news/the_back_forty//1451 2013-05-18T00:55:36Z The Back Forty is opinion and news about environmental, land use, rural, and wildlife issues in California. Movable Type Pro 4.38 When Baby Animals Go Missing tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.59692 2013-05-17T21:30:00Z 2013-05-18T00:55:36Z Chris Clarke on neighborhood wildlife in Joshua Tree and scientists' attachment to the animals they study. Chris Clarke http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cclarke Chris Clarke on neighborhood wildlife in Joshua Tree and scientists' attachment to the animals they study.

Read the full article Go Take A Hike: Trekking Griffith Park With The Sierra Club tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.59697 2013-05-17T18:55:47Z 2013-05-17T18:53:37Z Having grown up just a few miles away, the park has been part of my life since I was an infant. I thought I knew Griffith Park, yet there was much more left to discover. Elson Trinidad http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/elsongs Having grown up just a few miles away, the park has been part of my life since I was an infant. I thought I knew Griffith Park, yet there was much more left to discover.

Read the full article Making California Frack-Free is Smart Politics tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.59595 2013-05-15T20:50:00Z 2013-05-15T20:54:23Z Banning fracking in California will not save the planet. But it's a start. Char Miller http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cmiller Banning fracking in California will not save the planet. But it's a start.

Read the full article Sky Burial: Feeding the Condor tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.59432 2013-05-10T22:42:49Z 2013-05-11T04:38:05Z Though condors are threatened by many factors, the greatest long-term threat would seem to be a lack of large dead mammals for the scavenging birds to eat safely. I have a way we might fix that. Chris Clarke http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cclarke Though condors are threatened by many factors, the greatest long-term threat would seem to be a lack of large dead mammals for the scavenging birds to eat safely. I have a way we might fix that.

Read the full article At Fault: When Will California Regulate Fracking? tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.59168 2013-05-08T17:00:00Z 2013-05-07T23:01:39Z With a governor who seems unwilling to step up, and a set of regulatory agencies that have not yet announced a clear-cut set of rules to control the impact of fracking on public health and the environment, the legislature must take the lead. Char Miller http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cmiller With a governor who seems unwilling to step up, and a set of regulatory agencies that have not yet announced a clear-cut set of rules to control the impact of fracking on public health and the environment, the legislature must take the lead.

Read the full article In Touch With Nature at Augustus F. Hawkins Natural Park tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.59157 2013-05-03T21:05:57Z 2013-05-03T21:04:51Z A place that many deride as "The Hood" or "The Ghetto" can still yield the most pleasant surprises. Elson Trinidad http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/elsongs A place that many deride as "The Hood" or "The Ghetto" can still yield the most pleasant surprises.

Read the full article Globemallow Binding the Desert's Wounds tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.58902 2013-05-02T19:57:50Z 2013-05-03T18:57:21Z The khaki West Mojave bore a color I hadn't seen there before: a bright sparse orange scattered across the desert, almost as if someone had planted a few hundred thousand California poppies out among the paper bag bush and creosote. Chris Clarke http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cclarke The khaki West Mojave bore a color I hadn't seen there before: a bright sparse orange scattered across the desert, almost as if someone had planted a few hundred thousand California poppies out among the paper bag bush and creosote.

Read the full article Air Apparent: L.A.'s Bright Skies Are Not As Clear As They Seem tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.58901 2013-05-01T21:00:00Z 2013-05-03T18:04:15Z L.A. may have fewer ozone-alert days, but our air quality is still dangerous Char Miller http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cmiller L.A. may have fewer ozone-alert days, but our air quality is still dangerous

Read the full article 'Seeking The Greatest Good' Documents a New Geography of Hope tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.58740 2013-04-24T21:00:00Z 2013-04-24T23:48:50Z A new documentary, "Seeking the Greatest Good," identifies key steps we can take to restore the Earth -- and ourselves. Char Miller http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cmiller A new documentary, "Seeking the Greatest Good," identifies key steps we can take to restore the Earth -- and ourselves.

Read the full article Joshua Tree Bloom Due To Climate Change? Not So Fast tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.58798 2013-04-23T20:19:37Z 2013-04-23T20:18:23Z I've warned of the danger of human-created climate change since the early 1970s, so you might expect me to be completely on board with this analysis. I'm not. Chris Clarke http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cclarke I've warned of the danger of human-created climate change since the early 1970s, so you might expect me to be completely on board with this analysis. I'm not.

Read the full article The Living Library: Bringing California Native Plants to the Branches tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.58722 2013-04-19T22:45:15Z 2013-04-23T18:04:20Z Libraries are learning institutions. Albeit indirectly, I learned about California native plants through my local library, and the learning continues today. Elson Trinidad http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/elsongs Libraries are learning institutions. Albeit indirectly, I learned about California native plants through my local library, and the learning continues today.

Read the full article Rat Poison Is the New DDT, and Marijuana Is the Problem tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.58614 2013-04-17T22:10:44Z 2013-04-22T21:08:20Z Illegal marijuana growers' extreme use of rodenticides is wreaking havoc on California national forests. It's time for the legislature to ban these super toxins. Char Miller http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cmiller Illegal marijuana growers' extreme use of rodenticides is wreaking havoc on California national forests. It's time for the legislature to ban these super toxins.

Read the full article The Grand Defiance of Agave Blooms tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.58514 2013-04-11T23:40:55Z 2013-04-12T21:26:43Z Heading downhill yesterday toward "downtown" Joshua Tree I saw it. It was the developing stalk of a flower, growing out of one of my neighbors' Agaves. Chris Clarke http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cclarke Heading downhill yesterday toward "downtown" Joshua Tree I saw it. It was the developing stalk of a flower, growing out of one of my neighbors' Agaves.

Read the full article Forest Service Gets to Keep Pine Tree Logo, But Controversy Points to Larger Problem tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.58472 2013-04-10T18:20:58Z 2013-04-10T22:00:36Z The Forest Service's pine tree logo is now safe from the USDA's rebranding effort. Its historic emblem should never have been attacked. Char Miller http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cmiller The Forest Service's pine tree logo is now safe from the USDA's rebranding effort. Its historic emblem should never have been attacked.

Read the full article Butterflies in the Desert tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.58364 2013-04-05T21:01:25Z 2013-04-08T17:51:20Z A memoir from September 2007 of butterflies, and night skies, and coming to terms with loss in the Mojave desert. Chris Clarke http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cclarke A memoir from September 2007 of butterflies, and night skies, and coming to terms with loss in the Mojave desert.

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