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California Condor. Photo: Scott Frier/USFWS
Yesterday our Working Lands Program toured Staten Island and watched Sandhill Cranes using fields that test different compatible agriculture practices.
Audubon California Executive Director Brigid McCormack writes in the Desert Sun that if you want a model for fixing the Salton Sea, you only have to look 300 miles north to Owens Lake, where people came together to create solutions to similar problems.
"Receding waters letting loose clouds of toxic dust. Migratory birds struggling to hang on. Officials hamstrung by financial and political constraints. Frustration and hopelessness about the future.
Those phrases may aptly capture the building crisis at the Salton Sea, but they’re actually describing the situation at Owens Lake, about 300 miles to the north, prior to 2000.
The seemingly intractable problems at Owens Lake were brought under control by a coalition of environmental groups, farmers, water districts, tribes and others who hammered out a consensus solution providing for the needs of public health and wildlife. The success at Owens Lake offers hope for the Salton Sea."
Our own Andrea Jones caught this fun footage of Marbled Godwits and Sanderlings on the beach at the Point Reyes National Seashore this past weekend.
Northern Pintail is one of the nominees for 2015 Bird of the Year. Voting continues through Dec 20 for Audubon California's 2015 Bird of the Year. Vote as many times as you like until then. There are seven nominees, but you're welcome to write in your own candidate.
Who says an election can't be warm and fuzzy? Vote for Audubon California's 2015 Bird of the Year through Dec. 20. Vote as many times as you like. Pick one of the nominated birds, or write-in your own candidate.
The American Kestrel is one of the nominees for 2015 Bird of the Year. Vote for any of the seven nominees, or write in your own choice, through Dec. 20. You can vote as many times as you like. Cast your vote now.
The Los Angeles Times editorial board today comes out strong against a push by House leaders to include "drought response" language in the omnibus spending bill. This language is much less about addressing the problems of the drought than is about dismantling environmental protections, diverting water from the Central Valley wildlife refuges, and halting the restoration of the San Joaquin River. We're asking people to send an email to their leaders opposing this horrible plan.
Now's the time to vote for 2015 Bird of the Year. The American Avocet is one of seven birds nominated for 2015 Bird of the Year. But if you've got a favorite, feel free to write in your own choice. You can vote as many times as you like through Dec. 20.
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