Posted by Damon Nagami in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The San Luis Rey River in northern San Diego County doesn’t flow year round, but a recent series of winter storms caused the river to swell, replenishing underground aquifers and nourishing the plants and animals that call this area...
Posted by Damon Nagami in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The 300-acre riverfront garbage dump proposed for northern San Diego County that I wrote about earlier this week is raising eyebrows again -- this time in the halls of yet another federal agency that has the power to veto the...
Posted by Damon Nagami in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
I’ve blogged about the significance of the San Luis Rey River before -- it is the ecological backbone of one of the main watersheds in northern San Diego County. It turns out we weren’t the only ones concerned about...
Posted by Damon Nagami in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
A developer in San Diego County, California wants to build a 300-acre garbage dump in Gregory Canyon, one of the most ecologically sensitive and culturally important places in the region. Gregory Canyon drains into the San Luis Rey River,...
Posted by Damon Nagami in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Last week, I wrote about Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's dramatic proposal to close 80% of California's state parks to address the state's $24 billion budget deficit. I argued that this shortsighted plan defies logic from an economic perspective because parks are such...
Posted by Damon Nagami in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
California's magnificent state park system is facing the most severe budget cutbacks in its 100-plus year history. Saddled with a $24.3 billion deficit, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has set forth a shortsighted proposal to slash funding for state parks by...
Posted by Damon Nagami in Environmental Justice , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
On Saturday, California State Parks celebrated the grand opening of the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, a 65-acre park and trail system in the heart of South Los Angeles. Dignitaries and community activists raved about the state-of-the-art visitor center and...
