140 years ago sheep were devastating the slopes and meadows of the Sierras and John Muir launched an effort — which took decades — to remove them. He wrote: It is impossible to conceive of a devastation more universal than is produced among the plants of the Sierra by sheep…The greass is eaten close andContinue reading ““Sheepwrecked” in Yosemite, Santa Cruz I., and the UK”
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Birds, otters and whales: a week in the SoCal Bight
Had a busy week last week covering the ocean (by chance) for the Ventura County Star, I'm happy to say. On otters: fishermen not happy with prospect of being regulated by endangered species laws. On whales: CA air regulations may have saved whales from collisions with ships, but that could end. On birds: On theContinue reading “Birds, otters and whales: a week in the SoCal Bight”
Kit Stolz 