Letter: Statewide Response to Draft 30 x 30 Pathways Report
Posted by Laraine Turk on February 15, 2022
Related MBCA News follows this letter.
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Recommendation for Carbon Sequestration in the California Desert
Posted by Laraine Turk · August 22, 2023 10:54 AMAdd your reaction ShareWith extensive research support, the Inland Deserts Working Group (IDWG) that is connected with the California Natural Resources 30x30 planning process has produced Nature Based Solutions - Desert Sector, a report to the state recommending "conserving 100% of undisturbed non-military public lands annually based on current levels, starting in 2024." Two MBCA Board members on the IDWG believe that this document is a definitive report proving the high value of the undisturbed desert in achieving California's climate change goals.Featured page
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MBCA is happy to provide a new tool to the public --Google Earth Pro maps related to the Mojave Desert and California. These maps include light pollution, terrestrial corridors (wildlife corridors) and local groundwater basins, among other topics. Below you'll find instructions on how to use these maps.Instructions for Use
1.To use the map files, you must first install Google Earth Pro on your computer.
It is a free program that will work both on MAC and PC computers.
You may download the program here: https://www.google.com/earth/versions/#earth-pro
Please follow the prompts to install. After downloading the program, proceed to Step 2.
2. To use the files MBCA created, you must store (download) them on your computer.
1. Go to our online folder to locate the map files.
2. Download a map from the folder by right-clicking (control-click for Macs)on it, and selecting Download from the options.
3. To view the downloaded files, launch Google Earth Pro.
1. From Google Earth Pro, select FILE>OPEN.
2. Navigate to the downloaded files in your folder and click OPEN.
3. This can be repeated for each file.
4. To save the files in your version of Google Earth Pro, select YES when closing the application.
If you're wondering about the source files for these maps, here is an Excel/Google Sheets file with source information for each map. When locating geospatial data most of the time it comes in a professional GIS data format. These files have been converted and optimized for Google Earth Pro viewing.
Here are image samples of many of the maps.
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MBCA Directors Work to Improve California's 30x30 Plan
Posted by Laraine Turk · August 26, 2022 3:31 PMAdd your reaction ShareFour MBCA board members continue to be involved in the planning and response for California’s 30x30 Project. The project was developed from Governor Newsom’s 2020 Executive Order N-82-20 which establishes a state goal of conserving 30% of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030.
Arch McCulloch, Brian Hammer, Pat Flanagan and Gary Stiler are most concerned about some challenges in recognizing the importance and contours of the desert within the plan. "Our biggest concern is they don't acknowledge the desert as a whole, they only acknowledge a piece of it. Nor does the state acknowledge that the CA Desert sequesters 10% of the state's carbon. We want them to explore what's there," reports Flanagan.
In a February 2022 letter co-signed by MBCA, desert groups complained about "ecological fragmentation of the California desert" in an earlier version of the 30x30 plan, as Death Valley was considered part of the Sierra Nevada area and Anza Borrego was attached to the San Diego section. This issue was not corrected in the final plan (PDF).
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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...
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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.
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...
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