Gray wolf makes historic trek into San Luis Obispo County
Austin Smith Jr.
and last updated 2021-04-07 01:41:27-04
The tracking device on his collar shows he has made his way into San Luis Obispo County, all the way from Oregon.
Experts say it is likely this is the first time a gray wolf has made its way into San Luis Obispo County in over a century.
Finding out a gray wolf has made it into the county is thrilling for local wildlife experts. I m seeing this wild wolf in SLO County as something akin to the moonwalk. I had that same kind of awe and expectation, Mike Lehane, Executive Director of The Wolf s Reign, said.
For Immediate Release, February 22, 2021
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Court Upholds Protection for California’s Western Joshua Trees
Judge Rejects Effort to Strip State Endangered Species Act Safeguards
FRESNO,
Calif. A Fresno County Superior Court judge has rejected an effort by construction and real estate interests, along with the city of Hesperia, to strip away legal protections that currently apply to the imperiled western Joshua tree.
“This is a critical victory for these beautiful trees and their fragile desert ecosystem,” said Brendan Cummings, the Center for Biological Diversity’s conservation director and a Joshua Tree resident. “If Joshua trees are to survive the inhospitable climate we’re giving them, the most important thing we must do is protect their habitat, and this decision ensures recent protections will remain in place.”
Recent heavy winds have left some Morongo Basin residents with blown down fences, missing pools, and even knocked down Joshua trees. With the western Joshua tree’s candidacy under the California Endangered Species Act, effective as of October 2020, you may be asking yourself, what do I do when a Joshua tree on my property falls or dies? Do I need a permit to remove it? Reporter Cassidy Taylor provides the answer…
The short answer is yes, you still need a permit. As a candidate species, the western Joshua tree now has full protection under the California Endangered Species Act and any removal, trimming, or relocation will require authorization. The special permit needs to be obtained from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and is only issued if the dead tree or any limb to be removed has fallen over, is leaning against an existing structure, or the tree creates an imminent threat to public health or safety. Residents of the Town of Yucca Valley will have to con
The Yucca Valley Town Council will meet tonight to discuss developments with the Brehm Sports Complex as well as plans to use town spaces during a public health emergency, the first step in setting up a vaccination site in Yucca Valley. Reporter Joshua King has more details…
Tonight’s meeting will cover a varied amount of topics, beginning with the authorization of a five-year professional agreement between the Town of Yucca Valley and C&L Services Inc. for a radio communication system. Following, the Council will approve an amendment to accommodate additional work on the Yucca Trail Safety Improvement Project. Shortly after, there will be an approval of a memorandum of understanding between the Town of Yucca Valley and San Bernardino County Department of Public Health that will establish the use of a local site or facility in the case of a public health emergency. Finally, the meeting will end with a public hearing regarding the Community Development Block Grant and how its fun
For years, people flocked to California s central coast from October to February to observe thousands of monarch butterflies.
Recently, California State Parks released a draft of its 900-page Public Works Plan. The plan could affect Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area and Pismo State Beach in a myriad of ways if accepted, especially when it comes to the Monarch Butterfly Grove.
Before last year, the Pismo Beach butterfly grove was one of only five sites in California that saw over 10,000 butterflies yearly, as they sought shelter from northern winters, according to the Conference & Visitors Bureau of Pismo Beach.
The Pismo Beach colony is one of the largest in the nation and is run by state parks. In 1990, there were more than 230,000 monarchs counted.