California State Parks Foundation Legacy Award Winners Video
We’re pleased to present a video co-produced and directed by Treehuggers International founder and host Tommy Hough, in tandem with his Primary Focus production partner Gary Meade, for the California State Parks Foundation. Created for this year’s Parks Advocacy Day, an annual state parks lobbying event in Sacramento, the clip is a collection of the foundation’s Legacy Award winners, i.e. legislators who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in protecting California’s state park system.
Statement On the Defeat of Proposition 21
The best way to get people excited about the natural history and legacy of California State Parks is by getting friends, family, and neighbors into the Great Outdoors to experience parks and connect with them. Whether in a Redwood grove at Prairie Creek, hiking the bluffs at Montaña de Oro, or savoring the view from Font’s Point at Anza-Borrego, it doesn’t take much for the average person, when confronted with the beauty and wonder California State Parks, to find their “batteries recharged” and their sense of peace and balance restored.
Treehuggers International 2010 Voting Guide
With coverage of state, federal, and local races, and propositions on the ballot for California’s November 2nd general election. For Treehuggers International, Prop. 21 remains the most important measure on the ballot. Tommy Hough has spoken at length on the air, at gatherings, and in conjunction with conservation partners about the need to preserve California’s laudable state park system, which preserves some of the Golden State’s finest landscapes and historic environments for its citizens, offering an affordable retreat for exercise, reflection, and recreation.
Treehuggers International California Primary Guide
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.
The Recovery of the Mexican Wolf
With only 40 animals left in the wild, the Mexican Gray Wolf is one of the most endangered wolf species in North America. Patrick Valentino, the former Executive Director and current head of development for the California Wolf Center near Julian talks with Tommy about the wolf’s plight, as well as opportunities for this magnificent animal’s recovery.
Paul Remeika and the Edge of Creation at Anza-Borrego
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A Career Exploring the Desert
Tommy Hough and Treehuggers International recently had the chance to connect with and interview author, retired California State Parks ranger, and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park paleontology expert Paul Remeika.
Now working on a revised edition of his landmark book Geology of Anza-Borrego: Edge of Creation, Paul Remeika provides a fascinating look into the layers of fossils, rock, and time captured in the Salton Trough and on natural display at the “out of doors museum” of Anza-Borrego, and discusses the myriad of fault blocks and tectonic forces which make Anza-Borrego one of the most seismically active areas in North America.
Barrel cactus in full bloom, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
The Santa Rosa Mountains lie along the north end of Borrego Valley.
