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Riding Forward: An update on CV Link construction in Palm Desert. Hint, It’s almost complete
CV Link construction is plowing ahead around the Coachella Valley to the tune of more than $52 million dollars. That s more than half the project s total cost.
In late March, News Channel 3 showed you a groundbreaking event at the border of Indio and La Quinta where a new CV Link bridge will soon connect the two cities along the active transportation path for runners, people on bikes, skateboards, and light electric vehicles. But much of the city of Palm Desert s CV Link trail is already nearly complete.
Ag sustainability grants available for acquisition, planning projects
FAIRFIELD Applications for the seventh round of Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program grants are being accepted.
Nearly $58 million is available through the California Strategic Growth Council and the state Department of Conservation to cities, counties, Native American tribes, land trusts and other governmental and nonprofit entities “for projects that protect agricultural land and reduce greenhouse gases.”
The council has, to date, awarded $232.9 million to protect more than 117,000 acres through the program.
“By protecting agricultural lands, Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program awardees play a critical role in advancing the state’s integrated climate change strategy and ensure that protected lands continue to produce food for Californians and the world,” Louise Bedsworth, executive director of the California Strategic Growth Council, said in a statement.
Ecologists working with tribes to preserve ecosystems and plant species Author: Jules Bernstein
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UC Riverside ecologists are leading a $1 million plant protection project that will help Southern California’s tribal nations adapt to climate change.
Oak trees and acorns hold special significance for Southern California tribal nations.
The goal of the project is to preserve plant species and ecosystems that enable the continuation of native tribal cultural practices. Currently, some of these species are facing threats including hotter temperatures, prolonged drought and increasing urbanization.
“Many plants that are integral to tribal tradition and spirituality are also key for maintaining biodiversity in this region,” said Helen Regan, a professor in UCR’s Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Department, and co-principal investigator of the project. “Everyone benefits from ensuring the survival of these species.”
Learning From California’s Ambitious Climate Policy
By Aimee Barnes, Ashley Conrad-Saydah, Hannah Argento-McCurdy, Angela Luh, and Matthew Gobin
April 16, 2021, 5:00 am Getty/Manny Crisostomo
The Carquinez Bridge looms in the background of the playground area of the Ninth Street Park and Boat Launch in Benicia, California, on February 11, 2014.
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California has long been synonymous with effective climate policy. Beginning in 2001, the Golden State established its first voluntary emissions reporting program under Gov. Gray Davis (D). Subsequently, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) built on this initial commitment to reducing emissions when the state passed the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 its landmark climate legislation.