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The Wisdom of the Landmark Forest Service Roadless Rule

March 21, 2023

This edition of Treehuggers International originally aired on Sept. 6, 2010, on KBZT FM 94/9 in San Diego. Special thanks to Greg MacArthur and the staff at the CBS Radio cluster […]

EcoLife’s Bill Toone on the Future of Condors, Monarchs and Water

March 12, 2023

This episode of Treehuggers International originally aired on August 23, 2009, on KBZT FM 94/9. Thanks to Bill Toone and Sunni Black for their help making this program possible. With […]

Hetch Hetchy and America’s First Modern Conservation Fight

March 11, 2023

This episode of Treehuggers International originally aired on April 29, 2012, on KBZT FM 94/9. Thanks to Mike Marshall for his help making this program possible, with special thanks to Paul […]

The City’s Mission Bay Draft EIR is Now Public — Science, Anyone?

March 10, 2023

The City of San Diego’s draft EIR (Environmental Impact Report) for their wetland restoration plan for northeast Mission Bay, called De Anza Natural, has at last been made public. It’s […]

State Environmental Laws Essential to Meet Housing, Climate Goals

March 1, 2023

This piece originally appeared in the Feb. 24, 2023, issue of the San Diego Union-Tribune, authored by Lisa Ross, chair of Sierra Club San Diego; Peter Andersen, vice chair of the Sierra Club […]

Over a Century of Conservation at Muir Woods National Monument

February 24, 2023

This episode of Treehuggers International originally aired on June 5, 2011, on KBZT FM 94/9. Thanks to Lindsay Bartsh at the National Parks Conservation Association, and Muir Woods site supervisor […]

What We Expect to See in the City’s Mission Bay Wetland EIR

February 23, 2023

As we head into the end of February, we once again wanted to offer a belated thanks to the hundreds of attendees, neighbors, supporters, elected officials, media outlets and community […]

Trail Philosophy with Northwest Guidebook Author Craig Romano

February 20, 2023

This episode of Treehuggers International originally aired on Dec. 19, 2010, on KBZT FM 94/9. Special thanks to KSVR General Manager Rip Roberts and Station Manager Dave McConnell at Skagit Valley […]

A Full Heart – An Appreciation of Jimmy Carter in His Twilight

February 19, 2023

Like many Americans, my heart sank when I saw the Carter Center announcement the former president was entering hospice care after a series of hospital stays, rather than pursuing “additional medical […]

Wildfire and California’s Dominant Native Ecosystem

February 17, 2023

Since co-founding San Diego County Democrats for Environmental Action in 2014, I’ve spent a good deal of time writing, giving presentations, and making comments on conservation, in part to break the […]