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Coordinated response needed to stop golden mussel spread – Sacramento Bee
In this piece, Calaveras County Supervisor and RCRC Board Delegate Amanda Folendorf sounds the alarm on the golden mussel—an invasive species rapidly advancing through California’s waterways and threatening the state’s most vital resources.
CA legislators told wolves have created ‘full-blown crisis’ – Sacramento Bee
California lawmakers on Tuesday took initial steps toward addressing the public safety concerns posed by the state’s growing populations of wolves, mountain lions and other predators — issues the state’s top environmental official called a crisis.
How FEMA cuts could impact wildfire response in California, West – San Francisco Chronicle
As the Trump administration looks to downsize the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a recent change at the organization is jeopardizing tens of millions of dollars for local fire departments, with the potential of hampering wildland firefighting efforts across the West.