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California Condor. Photo: Scott Frier/USFWS
While the drought is far from over, the wet fall we're experiencing is certainly helping Central Valley birds, according to the Sacramento Bee.
California is losing trees at an alarming rate. New research shows that California has lost about 62 million trees to drought and climate change in 2016, which is a higher rate than last year.
In welcome news for those concerns about oil spills on the California coast, President Obama yesterday released a plan for offshore oil drilling in federal waters that bans new permits off the California coast until 2022. Incoming President Trump has made it clear that he intends to open up new offshore oil drilling, but there are numerous hurdles to him moving quickly following Obama's action.
Whiskey Jack on its way to being Canada's official bird. Canada apparently went looking for a national bird and came up with something surprisingly cool: the Gray Jay, aka the Whiskey Jack. We get these guys in northern California, so the next time you see one send good thoughts to our friends up north.
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