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STATE AND FEDS AGREE TO PROTECT THE SALTON SEA

August 2016 ArticlesSalton Sea Conservation groups call on the state of California to use new agreement as a launching point for on-the-ground projectsSource: Audobon Society press releaseAugust 31,...

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EARTHTALK®: SMOKE WAVES FROM WILDFIRES ARE HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH

September 2016 ArticlesEarthTalksmoke waves From the Editors of E - The Environmental MagazinePhoto:Smoke waves can radiate out for hundreds of miles from wildfires, spreading particulate matter and...

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MICHAEL BECK SAYS HE WILL RECUSE HIMSELF FROM SAND MINE VOTE, DEFENDS HIS...

September 2016 ArticlesEl Monte Sand MinesDavid Beck By Miriam RafterySeptember 4, 2016 (Lakeside) – County Planning Commissioner Michael Beck, who also heads up the Lakeside River Park Conservancy,...

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COUNTY RESPONDS TO CONCERNS OVER IMPACT ON BEES FROM SPRAYING TO CONTROL ZIKA...

September 2016 ArticlesbeesZika virusAedes mosquitoes By Miriam Raftery September 8, 2016 (San Diego) – Spraying chemicals to kill Aedes mosquitoes that can transmit Zika virus is being done in...

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BLM WITHDRAWS PLANS FOR SURGICAL STERILIZATION "RESEARCH" ON WILD HORSES...

September 2016 ArticlesBureau of Land Managementwild horsessterilization Nonprofit Horse Rescue Group Challenged Inhumane Experimental SurgeryEast County News ServicePhoto:  Wild mustangs, Bureau of...

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TRIBAL BEAT: OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HALTS DAKOTA PIPELINE TEMPORARILY IN...

September 2016 ArticlesObama AdministrationStanding Rock Sioux By Miriam Raftery“Stand with Standing Rock” event set for Sept. 19 in San Diego; journalist Amy Goodman arrested for trespass after...

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READER'S EDITORIAL: HIDING EVIDENCE OF THE MASSACRE

September 2016 Articleswind farmsReader's Editorials By Mark Duchamp, Save the Eagles International Photo courtesy Ontario Wind ResistanceSeptember 12, 2016 (San Diego's East County) - News of bird and...

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AUGUST WAS THE WARMEST AUGUST SINCE 1880

September 2016 ArticlesAugustweather By Miriam Raftery Data provided courtesy of Roger Coppock September 12, 2016 (San Diego's East County) - Last month was the warmest month of August in 136 years...

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BIRD TALK: MOCKINGBIRDS

September 2016 ArticlesBird TalkmockingbirdsBy Greg Dunne“Hush, little baby don’t say a word, Mama’s going to buy you a mockingbird.”—traditional lullaby September 13, 2016 (San Diego’s East County) --...

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COUNTY TO PRESENT RECOMMENDING ZONING CHANGES FOR ALPINE, FOREST LANDS...

September 2016 ArticlesThe Forest Conservation Initiative (FCI) Lands General Plan Amendment (GPA)AlpineAlpine Community Planning Group East County News ServiceSeptember 13, 2016 (Alpine) -- The Forest...

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BLUEBIRDS EXPAND RANGE INTO URBAN/SUBURBAN AREAS

September 2016 Articlesbluebirds By Miriam RafterySeptember 18, 2016 (Mt Helix) – I grew up in La Mesa, where my mother had a bird feeder.  It attracted many species, but never bluebirds.  Until...

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NEW BILL WOULD HELP PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATER

September 2016 Articlesarsenicdrinking waterSafe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2016 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2016 would set stage for improved funding and stronger warnings from EPA...

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REPTILES OF EL MONTE VALLEY: PRESENTATION OCT. 17 IN LAKESIDE

October 2016 ArticlesEl Monte Valleyreptiles East County News Service October 1, 2016 (Lakeside) – The U.S. Geological Survey has completed and published its report, “Rare Alluvial Sands of El Monte...

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LA MESA CONSIDERS NEW WAY TO GET GREENER POWER

October 2016 ArticlesLa Mesa Planning CommissionLa Mesa Environmental Sustainability Commissionclimate change By Mike Allen October 3, 2016 (La Mesa) -- As the issue of climate change becomes more...

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OAK TREE EXPERTS: HOW OAK TREES ARE DYING AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SAVE THEM

October 2016 Articlesoak trees By Janis RussellOctober 10, 2016 (Jamul) - On Saturday, October 1, the public gathered under some oak trees near the Lyons Valley Trading Post in Jamul to hear two...

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SAVING HIVES AND LIVES: BEES' RELOCATION BETTER THAN THEIR DESTRUCTION

October 2016 ArticlesbeesHelix Water District By Ted Salois, Helix Water DistrictOctober 11, 2016 (San Diego's East County) - Jesse Adcock knows bees.  He moves among them with the ease and acceptance...

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TULE WIND HEARING TODAY AT 1 PM IN SAN DIEGO: STATE LANDS COMMISSION TO VOTE

October 2016 ArticlesWind project threatens eagles:  concerned citizens can send comments via e-mailBy Miriam RafteryOctober 13, 2016 (San Diego)—The State Lands Commission is scheduled to vote today...

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HEAR OUR INTERVIEW WITH MARK JORGENSEN, AUTHOR OF DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP,...

October 2016 ArticlesMark Jorgensendesert bighornbighorn sheepSunbelt PublicationsAudio: Download:Mark Jorgensen, author of Desert Bighorn Sheep Wilderness Icon, interview  By Miriam RafteryOctober...

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LA MESA CANDIDATES SHARE VIEWS ON COMMUNITY CHOICE ENERGY OPTION

October 2016 ArticlesLa Mesa City Council electionLa Mesa Planning CommissionEnvironmental Sustainability Commission By Miriam RafteryOctober 17, 2016 (La Mesa) — Recently, La Mesa’s Planning...

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SUPERVISORS APPROVE JACUMBA SOLAR POWER PLANT

October 2016 ArticlesJacumbasolar power By Gig Connaughton, County of San Diego Communications OfficeOctober 19, 2016 (Jacumba) - The County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a permit Wednesday...

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