In Yosemite: Green Means Dollars Not Sense
Because there is overwhelming desire for the preservation of Yosemite National Park, Californians and all Americans should be aware that their most beloved park is immediately facing a damaging construction boom. Sadly, the press has misrepresented this Yosemite Valley Plan (YVP) as a long-awaited plan to "restore" Yosemite. Government PR aside, the plan itself says just the opposite. Members of the local grassroots group Friends of Yosemite Valley (Friends) are familiar with park documents, regularly monitor park projects, and devote most of their public outreach efforts to countering the "green" spin of the National Park Service. Friends have also spent much of the past decade holding the federal government accountable to the law--holding the line against further commercialization of Yosemite.
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Coho Confab: Annual Watershed Restoration Conference Returns to Natal Waters August 17-19, 2007
The tenth annual Coho Confab will return to its origins
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DIGGIN' IN: The Gienger Report
With the exception of the month of December, we are still waiting for much of our winter rain. During several weeks in December, salmon were able to spawn in the upper parts of the Mateel watersheds. January 07 was one of the driest on record. February brought more precipitation, both rain and snow, that raised the rivers--accommodating spawning for steelhead. Intense cold periods in February eased into a mild and warm early March, almost hot in places--coming in like a lamb rather than a lion. I'm hoping for abundant spring rains, on into May and June, to tide the watersheds' fish and people over to the fall rains.
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The nations largest homebuilder says, "The housing market sucks." But what's that got to do with the environment?
For people considering how to minimize development, keep forestland in sustainable production, and maintain respect for conservation values in the forest landscape, the current housing market crisis is a wake-up call. There is also a great deal of discussion aboout Pacific Lumber (PL) Company's bankruptcy proceedings, yet there is little mention of the economic context in which the bankruptcy is taking place. We
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The Economics of Wildlands Networks
Economy: derived from the Greek, meaning manager of a household; steward--O.E.D.
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