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Out of the more than 1,800 known cactus species, about 1/3 of them are considered endangered. One of those species is named for the city it’s found in: the Bakersfield cactus.

If you go up to Wind Wolves and you’re coming up the road and you see a little crawly thing going across the road, those are tarantulas. Right now you can catch a glimpse of these creepy crawlies and other spooky creatures out on the preserve.

Both days will be full of kite flying, music, games, and prizes. Weather and wind permitting. Get ready to bring the family as colorful kites fill the sky on the beach at Jenks. Bring your own kites to take flight and be wowed by Wind Wolves. Wind Wolves is a traveling group of kite enthusiasts who enjoy spreading their love of kites. They put on a full show with colorful banners and amazing kite performances. Dont have a kite? Not a problem. They will be selling very special kites for any age ...

Print The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t stop 1 billion of us from streaming into the country’s national parks in 2020. In fact, it increased our desire to take refuge in the outdoors, leading to complaints about overrun trails and picnic spots in some of California’s most popular places. One alternative to the big-park experience: nature preserves, which provide an intimate way to experience nature without the crowds. Preserves throughout the West are often run by private conservancies. They ...

My suggestion for Earth Day: Go outdoors and seek new places that expand your understanding of what it is to be a good steward of the Earth. Put nature preserves in California on your list. When you visit, pay close attention to the landscape and think of it the way you would when considering remodeling a room. What would you do to restore the site to the way it once looked? That’s why preserves exist: to manage lands thoughtfully and purposefully with endangered species and/or cultural treas...

Preserves throughout the West are often run by private conservancies. They can be large or small but share a common goal of protecting particular landscapes. “Often, they’re in place to protect certain plants or animals or eco-systems types or special features, sometimes it’s historical or archeological features,” said Nature Conservancy biologist Sophie Parker. As an example, for 50 years, her organization has worked to protect the remote Amargosa River in the Mojave Desert and the na...

The Carrizo Plain National Monument in California’s Kern County. (Photo via Antandrus / Wikipedia) (CN) — The Trump administration opened bidding for gas and oil drilling leases on California public land Thursday, putting 4,000 acres of resources up for sale in the first auction of its kind in eight years. President Donald Trump has long planned to open the Golden State’s public lands and federal mineral estates to oil drilling and fracking operations, and his administration hatched desig...