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On Saturday, July 17, 2010, the Yosemite Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) held their 37th annual Parents Day at Badger Pass in Yosemite National Park. Parents Day marks the half-way point for teenagers participating in the YCC program at Yosemite, and provides an opportunity for parents to see their children spend …
Read More »Six years in, dairy producers and conservation groups together are protecting endangered blackbirds
The tricolored blackbird, native almost exclusively to Central California, gained protection under the state’s Endangered Species Act in 2018. Since then, the most at-risk colonies have successfully been protected, thanks in large part to San Joaquin Valley dairies. Sporting distinctive red and white shoulder patches, tricolored blackbirds have a nasal …
Read More »A silver lining from California’s drought: Water conservation led to reduced energy use and less pollution
In April 2015, California Gov. Jerry Brown called on the people of the most populous state to reduce their water use by 25 percent in response to a punishing four-year … Click to Continue »
Read More »Drought-weary California improves on lagging conservation
Drought-ridden Californians have recovered a little of the ground they were losing in terms of water conservation, and water officials said they were pleased overall Tuesday with the latest statewide … Click to Continue »
Read More »California’s water conservation sinks in August
Californians’ water conservation dropped to less than 18 percent in August, well below the savings rate from a year earlier, causing alarm among drought regulators. The 17.7 percent savings compared … Click to Continue »
Read More »Youths urged to continue water conservation efforts
Merced’s water conservation expert encourages smart usage Merced is seeing improvement in terms of the drought, but it still isn’t enough Water consumption doubles during summer months … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced-area leaders say water conservation efforts aren’t going away
State lifted mandatory conservation goals Local jurisdictions supposed to come up with sustainability plans Sprinkling, other restrictions remain … Click to Continue »
Read More »Valley towns fall short of water conservation in warmer, drier February
Water suppliers allowed to reduce conservation standards Suppliers can cite population growth, local climate California saved 23.9 percent for the nine-month period ending in February … Click to Continue »
Read More »Average snowpack could prolong California water conservation
Merced watershed about average, leaving Lake McClure below average Snowpack provides one-third of state’s water El Niño drenched north, left Southern California mostly dry … Click to Continue »
Read More »Celebrating 20 years of elephant conservation
It’s been 20 years for the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus’ elephant conservation center in Florida. As the circus phases out elephants from its traveling shows, more animals will be moved here to enjoy retirement. Kenneth Feld, the chairman and CEO of Feld Entertainment, explains what they do there …
Read More »Live Look at the Ringling Bros. Elephant Conservation Center
Asian elephants have been a symbol of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus for years. This year, Ringling is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Elephant Conservation Center in Florida. This morning, KSEE24 Sunrise Anchors Carina Corral and George Takata talked live with Kenneth Feld, Chairman and CEO …
Read More »Local students get their water conservation app funded
An idea by a team of 6th grade students at Riverview Elementary has received some major support today. Earlier this week, we profiled the Fab Five robotics team, and their idea for a water conservation mobile app. Today, AT&T announced it will fund the group’s project, to the tune of …
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