Eblast November 8, 2023

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  • 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
 
 
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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 the shape in common with the proposed domes. The second letter, which includes illustrations, cites many other concerns about the project, including likely negative effects on the community related to noise, dust, traffic, wildlife corridors, and impaired views. 
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Letter: Comments on Eco Dome Project in Landers

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Letter: Comments on Eco Dome Project in Landers - 2

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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. 
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Letter: Easley Solar Project

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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 the types of vegetation to be conserved. The comments emphasized the importance of preserving the desert’s ability to sequester carbon, provide essential biodiversity, and enable the future translocation of the endangered Western Joshua trees. The resolution was approved by the Supervisors unanimously without change.

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Eblast September 26, 2023

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  • 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
 
 
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Chuckwalla National Monument Effort Launched

IMG_1073.jpegMBCA was well-represented at the launch of the campaign to designate Chuckwalla National Monument and expand Joshua Tree National Park. At the event held at the 29 Palms Spotlight Casino in Indio, Representative Raul Ruiz announced he will sponsor a bill for creation of this monument and will encourage the use of the Antiquities Act by President Biden should passage of a bill not be possible. (Ruiz is pictured with MBCA Board member Pat Flanagan.) Expanding Joshua Tree National Park will also part of the bill. Tribal leaders, government leaders, community leaders, and many non-profit conservation group representatives attended. 
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Letter: Supervisors Approve RCIS Resolution without Recommended Change

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