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Six Things to Know about the Potter Valley Project and Eel River Restoration | California Trout As PG&E moves forward with its plans to remove Scott and Cape Horn dams as part of its decommissioning of the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project, here are six things to know about how and why this is happening. 

Important read on the how the #PotterValleyProject will benefit human communities as well as fish. caltrout.org/news/si...

The Business Case For Climate Adaptation We need to build the business case for climate adaptation. Educating the market, creating a pipeline of investments, overcoming measurement challenges can all help.

"Yet, as the planet becomes hotter, and staying below the 1.5 C threshold is less likely, we have to adapt. Put differently, climate change is too large, complicated and fast-moving a phenomenon to rely purely on mitigation strategies."
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Congrats to Maka Gibson, RLF Program Officer, who was selected as a one of 20 leaders to join the second cohort of the ‘Ōiwi Leadership Accelerator, a leadership development program designed to elevate native Hawaiian leaders. See her in action below. Maka, you’re🔥!!

Trump’s Push To Shrink Government Could Return National Parks To Tribes As Trump and a Republican Congress try to scale back government, a unique opportunity emerges to boost Tribal economies, sovereignty and protect National Parks for all.

"This...isn’t just about fixing National Parks, it’s about restoring dignity and opportunity. It’s about addressing a...wrong in a way that benefits...taxpayers, tourists, Indigenous Peoples and the environment...this initiative offers rare common ground." www.forbes.com/sites/victor...

Trump’s War on Public Lands Moves to its Second Phase | The Nation The Great Firing continues—and the next round of layoffs will reveal how much power over public lands the Trump administration will cede to corporations.

"As land previously maintained by public employees falls into disrepair, the prospect of private maintenance and ownership will begin to look more favorable," according to RLF's Teal Lehto
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How Trump’s environmental justice cuts at EPA could affect California The Trump administration’s plan to shutter the Environmental Protection Agency’s programs on equity ...

"The impact (of the planned cuts) will be enormous and devastating."
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From laid off Forest Service workers to family members, here’s who Colorado’s members of Congress are bringing to the president’s address Some are using president Trump’s speech to highlight his administration's sweeping changes to the federal workforce.

“The decision to terminate these employees at our already understaffed land management agencies reveals a complete disregard for the importance of public lands in the West and the value of these employees’ contributions to our local communities.” — @bennet.senate.gov

"On Indigenous lands and in their culture, practices such as regenerative agriculture, local food production, and climate-efficient and -resilient building are commonplace."
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Federal funding freeze leaves Montana businesses and restoration projects in limbo The freezing and thawing of federal funds under the Trump administration has thrown into question the future of grants money already promised to the state. That money pays for a wide range of work inc...

Federal funding freezes are impacting local businesses. In states like Montana, environmental restoration groups and construction specialists are at risk of losing the majority of their funding for critical projects. Without these projects, local economies suffer. www.mtpr.org/montana-news...

New polling in Hawaii: over 75% of visitors say that paying an environmental stewardship the fee is acceptable. www.khon2.com/local-news/p...

“This agreement will ensure that the Nation has a voice and an active role in protecting these ancestral lands that are so important to our people." #IndigenousLedStewardship
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“For Latinos, who make up a significant portion of the Los Angeles workforce, these rippling effects are particularly severe."
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A school of blue rockfish swim in the Kelp Forest exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium. Their gray and white patterned scales stand out in stark contrast against the darker golden brown blades of the kelp.

Is California’s network of science-based marine protected areas (MPAs) effective at conserving marine fish populations? The answer is a resounding yes, according to a new study from the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS). conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Intensifying climate whiplash set the stage for devastating California fires Research shows rapid shifts between wet and dry extremes are increasing. Scientists say this 'hydroclimate whiplash' contributed to California's devastating fires.

Intensifying climate whiplash set the stage for the devastating California fires www.latimes.com/environment/... @weatherwest.bsky.social