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What is CEQA? The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is an environmental and public health bill of rights for all Californians. CEQA is designed to ensure that people in every California community understand how land use decisions will impact their community’s future. The law requires that government agencies mitigate projects’ Read more

The Friends of Rose Creek and many of our partners are under attack from the most recent presidential memorandum, signed on September 25th, entitled “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence.” Threats include loss of non-profit status, criminal investigation, and prosecution of what most people would call rights exercised under Read more

Power In Nature is a statewide coalition of nearly 300 community groups, environmental and conservation organizations, land trusts, Indigenous organizations, and Tribal members dedicated to advancing California’s 30×30 commitment. For a brief introduction, watch this great video. Did you know that portions of Rose Creek are on the list for Read more

CEQA Gutted! Take action by August 15th For those who do not know, for 50 years, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), required most development projects to complete an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to identify impacts to our communities and the natural world around us. It also required community outreach Read more

This great data-driven article by PEW, one of the most trusted names in data, talks about life in the salt marsh with a focus on the economic activities in the South Atlantic States of the USA. While the exact dollar amounts and species will be different for California, the numbers Read more

Your Voice Matters Check out this great introduction to the California Environmental Quality Act AKA CEQA from our partners at CEQA Works.

For those who don’t know who Eloise Battle is, she was the grandmother of open space preservation in the City of San Diego. Tecolote Canyon’s existence as a nature preserve is thanks to her.  She thwarted plans to build a four-land road through Tecolote Canyon along with 1,500 homes. In Read more

Watch this great film from the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden In “Invaders of the Wild,” we take a closer look at the impact invasive plant species have on California’s delicate ecosystems. You’ll learn more about how they outcompete native plants, disrupt biodiversity, and contribute to the increasing frequency and intensity Read more

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