New Trails and Public Lands for SoCal? | Feb. 26
On the Feb. 26 episode of SoCal Update, a new piece of federal legislation to protect nature and public land is making its way through Congress. KPCC Reporter Jacob Margolis explains what this bill means for Southern California.
If it passes, the Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act could add 1.5 million acres of additional protected land to different states. In California, this would protect additional land to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and the San Gabriel Mountains.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) voted to pass H.R. 803, the Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act, a legislative package providing lasting protections for key public lands and waters in Arizona, Colorado, California, and Washington State. This bill designates approximately 1.49 million acres of public lands and wilderness and
House approves bill giving California half million acres of new wilderness
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More than 1 million acres of public land in California and other Western states would be preserved as undeveloped wilderness under a Biden administration plan headed toward the Senate.Save the Redwoods League
More than 1 million acres of public land in California and other Western states will be preserved as undeveloped wilderness if long-stalled legislation that’s back in play under the Biden administration can make it through Congress.
The ambitious bill, which combines eight previously introduced conservation initiatives, would provide pandemic-weary Californians with more redwood forests to explore in the north state, a 400-mile scenic trail to hike along the Central Coast and expanded national recreation areas to visit in Southern California.
A coyote hunting contest hosted by a local gun and outdoor shop has sparked an outrage from environmental groups who expressed their hatred towards killing animals for sport. the contest was opened all through February and prizes would be given out to hunters who killed the 10 largest and smallest coyotes.
The Ontario government and other governments in north America did endorsed bounties and paid hunters to kill coyotes in the past but this is no longer used. Eco-Groups like Earthroots and Coyote Watch Canada have vilified the contest, and they believe the contest is illegal according to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation act.