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This calendar lists all events of interest to MBCA.

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August, 2024 12:00 PM

MBCA August Board Retreat

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September, 2024 05:00 PM

MBCA September Board Meeting

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October, 2024 05:00 PM

MBCA October Board Meeting

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November, 2024 05:00 PM

MBCA November Board Meeting

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December, 2024 05:00 PM

MBCA December Board Meeting

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Letter: Comments on Eco Dome Project in Landers - 2

Letter: Comments on Eco Dome Project in Landers

Eblast November 8, 2023

Attend County Virtual Meeting on Short Term Rentals Flamingo 640 to be Heard by Board of Supervisors Landers Eco Dome Project Ongoing Threats to Rooftop Solar Desert Wise Living Landscape Tour Videos Now ReleasedItem 1

MBCA Comments on Landers Eco Dome Project

Covering multiple areas of concern, MBCA has submitted two comment letters challenging the Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration/Initial Study (MND/IS) and in opposition to the granting of a Conditional use Permit (CUP) for this "Eco Dome Campground" project in Landers. One letter notes both the inappropriate designation as a campground, and the inaccurate characterization of the "Eco Domes" as related to the Integratron, a totally unique historic building that has nothing but...

Letter: Easley Solar Project

Eblast September 26, 2023

Proposed Chuckwalla National Monument Plan to Attend California Desert Summit Attend the 8th Annual Night Sky Festival Desert Wise Living Landscape Tour Videos Now Being Released

Easley Solar Project Comments Emphasize Dust and Environmental Justice

MBCA's October 23 comment letter about the proposed Easley Solar Project near Lake Tamarisk and Desert Center explains how the proposal will add to the already excessive dust problems in current projects nearby, affecting residents' health and violating concepts of environmental justice. Additionally and critically, undisturbed desert land provides carbon sequestration that has far more value and far less harm than scraping more desert for industrial scale solar.

Letter: Supervisors Approve RCIS Resolution without Recommended Change

Supervisors Approve RCIS Resolution without Recommended Change

A resolution to support the Regional Conservation Investment Strategy was on the September 26 agenda of the San Bernardino County Supervisors. While MBCA joined other organizations in supporting the RCIS in an August 2023 comment letter, one of the provisions in the Supervisors’ resolution negated much of the value of the plan. Comments from MBCA and the SummerTree Institute, among others, requested deletion of Provision 7, which would disastrously limit...