Tag: <span>california</span>

The Wildfire Conundrum–by Eli Meyer

On the west coast, fire season never ends. There is almost always some fire burning in California–as is shown on this map, provided by CalFire and updated in real time. When California burns, what happens to the people? This question becomes increasingly prominent as more people than ever flock to California …

How to Have an Effective State EPA Without Federal Support–by James Richmond

Do you find that your state’s EPA isn’t getting the kind of support it once did from the federal government? And maybe even that recent gains it’s made in environmental regulation and protection are being rolled back? Let’s take a look at 5 ways California is able to have an …

Vast Ocean of Marine Advocacy

The Arrival Golden hills, blue skies, warm weather, the bay, and the Pacific Ocean surrounded me as I arrived in Marin County in California. The vista at my internship is breathtaking, especially with the common modes of transportation being hiking and biking. My internship at Turtle Island Restoration Network sits …

Let’s talk about dry farming

After 7 months of interning at Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) in California, I have worked to organize and facilitate two dry-farming workshops, helped create a dry-farming program complete with webpages (it’s a work in progress, but check it out so far! www.caff.org/programs/dryfarm/), crafted a series of case studies, …