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California county may owe dairy farmers $48 million for taking of private land
San Bernardino County could pay $48 million for the property of one of the few remaining Chino dairy farmers after the family complained in a lawsuit that most of their spread, located under a landing...
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Demonized by progressives, California ranchers embrace Trump policies
About two hours north of San Francisco I talked to many residents around the town of Red Bluff who are big fans of Trump. Although Hillary Clinton won California in a landslide, some four million...
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Forest Service blows up small dams with high explosives to ‘restore creeks to...
“When the main dam was blown up,” May said, “it was a shock.” May also questioned Forest Service statements that residents several years ago were notified of plans to ultimately destroy five dams....
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Berkeley study refutes claim that forests are naturally dense and should be...
“We went through the data and showed that, in every case, this method estimated that the density of trees was two to three times higher than was the reality,” said Carrie Levine, a Ph.D. student of...
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Porterville proposal would ask Zinke to shrink Giant Sequoia NM by...
When the Monument was established in 2000, Byers said it was committed that a visitors center would be established to encourage tourism to the Monument. To date, Byers said no visitors center has been...
View ArticleNational monument status exposes Giant Sequoia to major fire danger
The forest’s “monument” status has prevented the U.S. Forest Service from performing routine maintenance such as thinning trees and clearing out dead brush. The material buildup throughout the...
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Feds want $2.8 million from farmer for plowing too deep on own property
This Site Is Made Possible By Gifts From Folks Just Like You. Please Show Your Support. Thank You. One of the most hypocritical acts in the case is that after the Army Corps told Duarte to “cease and...
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Fed’s amphibian ‘critical habitat’ designation at odds with California ag...
This Site Is Made Possible By Gifts From Folks Just Like You. Please Show Your Support. Thank You. …timber harvests will be impacted, further damaging already-struggling businesses; cattlemen in the...
View ArticleHow environmental regulations are turning farmers into criminals for farming
Duarte drew the government’s ire because a bureaucrat happened to drive by his property during his plowing and mistook it for “deep ripping” which, although also a normal farming practice, has a more...
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California predator policies devastate grazing wildlife, exacerbate wildfires
Catastrophic wildfire is not part of any normal ‘healthy’ fire-cycle in forests and are not natural processes. These catastrophic wildfires are however the result of inept meddling with wildlife...
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Supreme Court deals a blow to California mining rights
California’s “two-year moratorium” on suction dredge mining was imposed in 2009. It was signed into law by then Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and remains in effect today. The moratorium has dragged on so...
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Innovative program uses cattle herding instincts to defend against wolves
The training of the cattle is an easy installed response. Through our efforts on the ranch we put a lot of effort into separation, sorting, and processing of individuals. We don’t often consider the...
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Berkeley study refutes claim that forests are naturally dense and should be...
“We went through the data and showed that, in every case, this method estimated that the density of trees was two to three times higher than was the reality,” said Carrie Levine, a Ph.D. student of...
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Porterville proposal would ask Zinke to shrink Giant Sequoia NM by...
When the Monument was established in 2000, Byers said it was committed that a visitors center would be established to encourage tourism to the Monument. To date, Byers said no visitors center has been...
View ArticleNational monument status exposes Giant Sequoia to major fire danger
The forest’s “monument” status has prevented the U.S. Forest Service from performing routine maintenance such as thinning trees and clearing out dead brush. The material buildup throughout the...
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Feds want $2.8 million from farmer for plowing too deep on own property
This Site Is Made Possible By Gifts From Folks Just Like You. Please Show Your Support. Thank You. One of the most hypocritical acts in the case is that after the Army Corps told Duarte to “cease and...
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Fed’s amphibian ‘critical habitat’ designation at odds with California ag...
This Site Is Made Possible By Gifts From Folks Just Like You. Please Show Your Support. Thank You. …timber harvests will be impacted, further damaging already-struggling businesses; cattlemen in the...
View ArticleHow environmental regulations are turning farmers into criminals for farming
Duarte drew the government’s ire because a bureaucrat happened to drive by his property during his plowing and mistook it for “deep ripping” which, although also a normal farming practice, has a more...
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California predator policies devastate grazing wildlife, exacerbate wildfires
Catastrophic wildfire is not part of any normal ‘healthy’ fire-cycle in forests and are not natural processes. These catastrophic wildfires are however the result of inept meddling with wildlife...
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Supreme Court deals a blow to California mining rights
California’s “two-year moratorium” on suction dredge mining was imposed in 2009. It was signed into law by then Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and remains in effect today. The moratorium has dragged on so...
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