by Laraine Turk
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on September 05, 2020
MBCA has joined a coalition of 25 non-profit organizations requesting that wildlife over-passes and under-passes be constructed as part of the XpressWest High Speed Rail Project planned for Victor Valley to Las Vegas. The
letter to CalTrans, which is the agency contracting with the developer for right of way across the I-15 median, explains the need and notes related legislation in both Congress and the California Legislature.
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by Laraine Turk
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on September 04, 2020
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by Laraine Turk
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on September 03, 2020
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by Laraine Turk
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on August 20, 2020
The California Fish and Game Commission this afternoon agreed to continue the vote on the western Joshua Tree threatened listing to September on a 4-0 vote with one recusal. More information will be forthcoming.
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by Laraine Turk
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on August 04, 2020
- Desert Wise Living Landscape Desert Tour 2020 goes virtual!
- Petition to list yucca brevifolia as a threatened species
- Opposition to Eagle Crest pumped storage project
- Reject nomination of William Pendley to head BLM
- Daggett Solar Energy project update
- Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease in the Morongo Basin
- Complete the 2020 Census
- Support MBCA through Amazon Smile
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by Laraine Turk
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on July 06, 2020
This Los Angeles Times article highlights and summarizes the conflict locally and at the state level about listing the Joshua Tree as a threatened species in California. Assemblymember Chad Mayes is reported to have filed a "hastily crafted emergency bill" to make it easier to "take" threatened or endangered species when economic development or infrastructure is at issue.
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by Laraine Turk
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on June 26, 2020
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by Laraine Turk
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on June 23, 2020
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by Laraine Turk
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on June 12, 2020
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MBCA's letter to the California Fish & Game Commission supporting the listing of
Yucca brevifolia, the western Joshua tree, as a threatened species. For background see our recent
News Update on the topic and the second item in the
June 8 EBlast.
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by Laraine Turk
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on June 11, 2020
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