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Home/Blog/Conservation
  • CROS: California Roadkill Observation System

    May 19, 2023May 19, 2023
    Although an odd topic for CNPS, there are certainly flora-fauna tie-ins that makes this an adjacent, though offbeat, area of interest.  In short, “information about where wildlife vehicle collisions occur, what animals are involved, on what roads collisions are frequent, and other data can help inform policy, management, and financial investment in reducing roadkill.” (https://wildlifecrossing.net/california/about)…
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    Portuguese Bend Landslide DEIR Comment Letter

    April 17, 2023May 2, 2023

    On April 14, 2023, our Conservation Chair, Megan Wolff, submitted consensus comment on the City of Rancho Palos Verdes planned Portuguese Bend landsli…

  • Conservation

    Comment Letter on Metro C line Extension / Tarplant Preserve

    March 27, 2023May 2, 2023

    The SCCNPS has commented on a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Metro Green Line extension at the new Torrance Transit Center. The gist…

  • southern tarplant from Calflora and © 2018 Ron Vanderhoff CC-BY-NC 4.0
    Conservation

    Southern Tarplant and the Metro C Line Extension to Torrance

    March 23, 2023April 18, 2023
    The Metro C Line Extension Project proposes to extend Metro C Line from Redondo Beach to Torrance’s new Transit Center on Crenshaw at 208th St near Old Torrance. The Project may impact southern tarplant, of which there are only two reported (possible two remaining) populations left in the City of Torrance. In 2014, to mitigate…
  • The Darkness Manifesto: On Light Pollution, Night Ecology, and the Ancient Rhythms that Sustain Life

    November 15, 2022October 31, 2022

    If you have a general interest in conservation, then you may be intrigued by a book that is coming out in February, 2023. The book’s title is the titl…

  • Conservation

    Kathryn Dressendorfer & Kai Craig: Ocean Friendly Gardens – Nov 7, 2022

    October 27, 2022February 27, 2023

    Join us at 7:30 on November 7th.  Water runoff is the #1 source of ocean pollution in urban areas, contributing to flooding and wasting water that can…

  • Saging the World – Community Screening 7-2-22 (Long Beach)

    June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

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  • January 3, 2022: Jesse Potter on the Bolsa Chica Ecological Preserve

    January 1, 2022March 2, 2022

    General Meeting: January 3, 2022 – Jesse Potter on the Bolsa Chica Ecological Preserve
    Join us by Zoom on January 3rd when we will hear from Jesse Po…

  • Call to Action: Class 1 E-Bike access to Portuguese Bend Reserve

    October 12, 2021October 12, 2021

    Class 1 E-Bike access to Portuguese Bend Reserve

    On October 5, the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council approved Class 1 E-Bike access to the Portugues…

  • Nick Jensen: Conservation Update, Oct 4, 2021

    September 30, 2021

    General Meeting – Oct 4, 2021
    Conservation Update
    Join us to listen to Nick Jensen and learn about issues that the state office is working on at pre…

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