Complete List of Hands Across the Sand Coastal San Diego Events
A full listing of all coastal San Diego County Hands Across the Sand events, Saturday June 26th, compiled by Richard Miller and our friends at the San Diego and Imperial counties chapter of the Sierra Club. Intended to take a stand against further offshore oil drilling, the events are scheduled to get underway at 12 noon, but you are encouraged to be in place by 11:00 am, rain or shine.
Treehuggers International Founder’s Picks for California Primary Election June 8th
Treehuggers International founder and host Tommy Hough lists his Democratic ballot picks for the California primary election to be held June 8, 2010. Picks include federal, state, and local candidates representative to the Treehuggers International home base in California’s 53rd Congressional district, as well as statewide ballot initiatives.
Treehuggers International Marks Second Year As Media Sponsor for San Diego River Days
Treehuggers International is proud to again be the media sponsor for the San Diego River Park Foundation’s River Days, and the inaugural edition of Riverfest featuring headliner Gregory Page, happening Sunday, May 16th along the banks of the San Diego River at the Qualcomm Stadium practice field.
Elwha Dam Removal On Track In Washington’s Olympic National Park
The removal of the Elwha River dams is on track to become the largest dam removal effort in U.S. history, and the biggest engineering undertaking ever attempted by the National Park Service, serving as a precursor to the eventual removal of larger dam systems along the Snake and Klamath rivers. That’s the easy part.
Pro Peninsula Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival
Pro Peninsula’s Giuliana Schroeder and Rachel Tuck discuss the films on tap at this year’s Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival March 23rd and 25th, as well as ongoing outreach to Baja fishing communities.
New Surfrider Film Illustrates Cross Purposes of Water Agencies
Surfrider’s Belinda Smith, the Executive Producer of the animated film “The Cycle of Insanity: The Real Story of Water,” details how the mission of water agencies often runs counter to age-old lessons about the water cycle, plus Surfrider’s Stefanie Sekich discusses the current state of California’s dreaded oil-for-parks initiative.
Treehuggers International Heading to Sacramento for Parks Advocacy Day
Treehuggers International is heading to Sacramento on March 8th to put in a little face time with California state legislators to not only encourage lawmakers to keep California State Parks open, but to reject a proposal to eliminate public funding for parks with funding from controversial offshore oil drilling projects which may never be approved.
Development Arrives at the Door of Rancho Guejito
Rancho Geujito is the largest tract of privately-owned, undeveloped land in Southern California. It has survived for the past 200 years by virtue of its remote location and a legacy of determined stewardship. Until now.
