Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada foothills are home to the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation, but the tribe has been enmeshed in a decades-long battle for recognition by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. To learn more about the current status of that fight, and how it’s been shaped by COVID-19, Valley …
Read More »Meet the four blue-eyed mountain lion kittens living in Southern California hills
Park rangers have found four furry cougar kittens living with their mother in the Simi Hills – the first den authorities have found in a small patch of terrain between … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atlas Fire (Southern LNU Complex) (Napa County,Solano County) Started 10/08/2017, updated 2/09/2018
State’s Post Fire Watershed Emergency Response Report Crews continue to mop-up and do tactical patrol throughout the fire area with unit resources assigned.
Read More »Rare, venomous sea snake found slithering on Southern California shores. Are more coming?
A rare venomous sea snake found slithering on the sand in Newport Beach earlier this week was one of a growing number of the serpents apparently drawn far north of … Click to Continue »
Read More »As Southern California burns, state tells electric companies to shape up
With wildfires raging in Southern California, and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. facing scrutiny over the October wine country fires, state regulators ordered electric utilities Thursday to do a better … Click to Continue »
Read More »Southern California smog worsens for second straight year despite reduced emissions
For decades, Southern California has waged a slow but successful war on smog. Through vehicle emissions rules, clean-fuel standards and other tough measures, officials have lifted the choking pall of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Partrick Fire (Southern LNU Complex) (Napa County)
Partrick Fire (Southern LNU Complex) Incident Information: Last Updated: October 12, 2017 8:57 pm Date/Time Started: October 08, 2017 11:48 pm Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit County: Napa County Location: off Partrick Rd, west of Napa Acres Burned – Containment: 10,817 acres – 3% containment Evacuations: 10/12/17 as of …
Read More »Insects, disease ravage trees in Southern California. Who’s going to stop them?
Insects and disease are killing an unprecedented number of Southern California’s urban trees, but each day on his way to work, Los Angeles County plant pathologist Jerrold Turney sees opportunity … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sharks are thriving in Southern California but dying in the San Francisco Bay, experts say
The California coast is teeming with young sharks, as warming waters and abundant food have created the ideal conditions for feeding, according to experts. In Southern California, great white sharks … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bugs have stranglehold on Southern California region’s urban forest
The trees that shade, cool and feed people in California from Ventura County to the Mexican border are dying so fast that within a few years it’s possible that the … Click to Continue »
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