The USFS’s purchase of the ranch creates an 11-mile stretch of permanently protected coastline beginning at the Bixby Bridge and extending south through Andrew Molera State Park.
California Ecology
Protection for California spotted owl in Sierra Nevadas sought
In an effort to protect the California spotted owl and the Pacific fisher conservation groups filed suit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in federal district court.
California desert tortoise wins protection
The Aug. 24 decision upholds that cattle grazing harms the desert tortoise and its critical habitat.
Geologist finds lost island in Santa Barbara Channel
Isla Calafia lies under 300 feet of water on the highest part of a huge underwater ridge.
California beach closures, advisories jump
California led the nation in closures and advisories with 5,780, compared to 3,547 in 1999.
Californians rage against Navy plan to fly jets along stunning coastline
The ruckus in one of the most beautiful places in the country has galvanized an unusual alliance of environmentalists, ranchers and business folk who are upset with a U.S. Navy proposal to conduct 3,000 practice bombing raids a year at Fort Hunter Liggett.
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge created on California’s Central Coast
The new refuge is part of the Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Ventura, Calif.