The Back Forty tag:www.kcet.org,2010-01-19:/news/the_back_forty//1451 2013-06-15T00:29:05Z The Back Forty is opinion and news about environmental, land use, rural, and wildlife issues in California. Movable Type Pro 4.38 SoCal Mountains Face Dramatic Loss of Snowfall, Study Finds tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.60902 2013-06-14T23:50:57Z 2013-06-15T00:29:05Z Los Angeles is on track to lose up to 40 percent of its snowfall in nearly four decades, according to a UCLA study released today. Clarissa Wei http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cwei Los Angeles is on track to lose up to 40 percent of its snowfall in nearly four decades, according to a UCLA study released today.

Read the full article Summer Evenings In the Desert tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.60898 2013-06-14T21:33:00Z 2013-06-14T21:42:36Z When the sun shines in my eyes, sunset's an hour off, and it's time to walk out into the desert. Chris Clarke http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cclarke When the sun shines in my eyes, sunset's an hour off, and it's time to walk out into the desert.

Read the full article Enjoy The Silence: The Inaudible Wonders Of The Carrizo Plain tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.60895 2013-06-14T18:42:48Z 2013-06-14T18:41:45Z I love noise. Or at least, I thought I did. Here, buffered by mountains and distance, the great urban lion has been hushed. Elson Trinidad http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/elsongs I love noise. Or at least, I thought I did. Here, buffered by mountains and distance, the great urban lion has been hushed.

Read the full article Malibu Least Terns Have Flown Back To Venice Beach tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.60868 2013-06-13T23:15:16Z 2013-06-13T23:15:27Z The least terns that had set up shop at the Malibu Lagoon for the first time in 73 years have returned to Venice Beach as of last Saturday. Clarissa Wei http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cwei The least terns that had set up shop at the Malibu Lagoon for the first time in 73 years have returned to Venice Beach as of last Saturday.

Read the full article Seeking Zion -- the National Park, that is... tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.60802 2013-06-12T21:00:00Z 2013-06-12T19:53:33Z Rocks, frogs, and humans find refuge in Zion National Park. Char Miller http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cmiller Rocks, frogs, and humans find refuge in Zion National Park.

Read the full article How Did the Joshua Tree Get its Name? tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.60667 2013-06-11T21:00:00Z 2013-06-12T05:39:47Z The common story of how the Joshua tree got its name is pretty, and very widespread. But is it true? Chris Clarke http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cclarke The common story of how the Joshua tree got its name is pretty, and very widespread. But is it true?

Read the full article A First in 73 Years: Endangered Birds Nesting Again at Malibu Lagoon tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.60520 2013-06-05T21:52:16Z 2013-06-13T23:21:26Z The terns are migratory seabirds that breed primarily along the California coast. Only two other sites have been found in L.A. County. Clarissa Wei http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cwei The terns are migratory seabirds that breed primarily along the California coast. Only two other sites have been found in L.A. County.

Read the full article Ode To The Stately California Golden Poppy tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.60201 2013-05-31T23:00:00Z 2013-05-31T22:36:21Z For it has been 110 years after the state legislature made official its status as The Golden State's flower that I had finally been successful at growing them en masse. Elson Trinidad http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/elsongs For it has been 110 years after the state legislature made official its status as The Golden State's flower that I had finally been successful at growing them en masse.

Read the full article One of the Oddest Flowers: Desert Trumpet tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.60211 2013-05-31T22:13:59Z 2013-05-31T23:26:56Z From the Joshua trees and saguaros to the raggedy chollas, there are a lot of odd-looking plants in the desert. You'll have to get out of your car and look around to really get to know one of the oddest. Chris Clarke http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cclarke From the Joshua trees and saguaros to the raggedy chollas, there are a lot of odd-looking plants in the desert. You'll have to get out of your car and look around to really get to know one of the oddest.

Read the full article A Usable Past: How Norris Hundley, Jr. Schooled California on the Meaning of Water tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.59952 2013-05-30T01:05:00Z 2013-05-30T18:47:17Z The late Norris Hundley, Jr. warned that California's "Great Thirst" would be its undoing -- a warning we must heed. Char Miller http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cmiller The late Norris Hundley, Jr. warned that California's "Great Thirst" would be its undoing -- a warning we must heed.

Read the full article Fox Populi: Near-Extinct Species Makes a Comeback on CA Islands tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.59938 2013-05-29T17:00:00Z 2013-05-29T22:49:13Z The fox population on Santa Cruz Island has recovered in just 10 years. Its story can teach us about nature, conservation, and the future. Kate Gammon http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/kgammon The fox population on Santa Cruz Island has recovered in just 10 years. Its story can teach us about nature, conservation, and the future.

Read the full article Proposed Trash Dump Next to Joshua Tree National Park Canceled tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.59948 2013-05-24T21:08:35Z 2013-05-24T21:08:06Z In a bit of long-awaited good news for Joshua Tree National Park and its wild residents, the agency responsible for disposing of L.A. County's trash has abandoned the idea of using the closed Eagle Mountain Mine as a landfill. Chris Clarke http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cclarke In a bit of long-awaited good news for Joshua Tree National Park and its wild residents, the agency responsible for disposing of L.A. County's trash has abandoned the idea of using the closed Eagle Mountain Mine as a landfill.

Read the full article Drift Nets Threatening Marine Life Off California Coast tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.59906 2013-05-23T23:03:50Z 2013-05-23T23:03:19Z A gruesome secret hides in the waters off the California coast: mile-long nets that sit in the ocean like invisible walls. Public News Service http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/pns A gruesome secret hides in the waters off the California coast: mile-long nets that sit in the ocean like invisible walls.

Read the full article Our Lord's Candle, Spanish Bayonet, or... What Should We Call This Plant? tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/news/the_back_forty//1451.59752 2013-05-20T20:35:41Z 2013-05-21T00:56:47Z It's one of my favorite plants in Southern California, but I'm never sure what to call it in polite company. Chris Clarke http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cclarke It's one of my favorite plants in Southern California, but I'm never sure what to call it in polite company.

Read the full article 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.

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