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Co-sponsored by Senator Feinstein, the PUBLIC Lands Act would protect and increase access to over 1 million acres of public lands and more than 500 miles of rivers throughout California. Specifically, the bill will designate 424 miles of new Wild and Scenic Rivers and require management plans for an additional 101 miles of existing Wild and Scenic rivers to help ensure these watersheds continue to safeguard endangered salmon and steelhead populations, recreational opportunities, and drinking water for downstream communities. CalTrout is excited to support this monumental legislation, not onl...

Published: Monday, 10 May 2021 05:54 May, 10, 2021 - The Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) reports last Monday, Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla introduced  The Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California (PUBLIC) Lands Act, which would expand protections for over one million acres of California’s public lands.  The bill would also designate nearly 600,000 acres of new wilderness, more than 583 miles of new wild and scenic rivers, and expand an existing national monument by more than 100,000 acres.  The legislative package con...

By Nick Cahill (CN) — Looking to create a flood of new outdoor recreation opportunities in California’s majestic redwood forests and foothills, the state’s new U.S. Senator Alex Padilla on Monday unveiled plans to protect over 1 million acres of undeveloped federal land. Coined the Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California (PUBLIC) Lands Act, Padilla’s legislation would grow existing national monuments, create a new 400-mile scenic trail and boost efforts to restore forests and rivers damaged by decades of illegal marijuana grows. Padilla, a Democrat appoin...

Clouds hang over the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California. (Courthouse News photo / Chris Marshall) (CN) — Looking to create a flood of new outdoor recreation opportunities in California’s majestic redwood forests and foothills, the state’s new U.S. Senator Alex Padilla on Monday unveiled plans to protect over 1 million acres of undeveloped federal land. Coined the Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California (PUBLIC) Lands Act, Padilla’s legislation would grow existing national monuments, create a new 400-mile scenic trail and boost efforts to restore...

Padilla proposes increased protection for 1 million acres of California wilderness FacebookTwitterEmail in 2017. Sen. Alex Padilla’s bill would increase the size of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument by 109,000 acres.Dania Maxwell / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Towering old-growth redwoods at the Lady Bird Johnson Grove in Redwood National Park. Sen. Alex Padilla’s legislation would designate more than 300,000 acres of public lands in Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino and Trinity counties, where many redwoods grow, as wilderness, the most restrictive classificati...