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From The Chair: Secretary for Resources and CBC Chair Mary Nichols takes a look at the issue of growth in California, and how the Council is rising to its challenge.
CBC Regional Meeting Held in Lake Tahoe: An overview of, and follow-up from, the Council's October, 1999, Regional Meeting in Tahoe City.
Introducing CCRISP: A first peek at the state's new comprehensive planning effort, the California Continuing Resource Investment Strategy Project, by Project Coordinator Jenny Marr.
CBC Watershed Work Group: The Council's Watershed Work Group (WWG) provides a forum for inclusive representation of interests, and aims to develop creative solutions to crosscutting issues.
Member Spotlight--RCRC: The Regional Council of Rural Counties is a valued member of the Council. Valerie Justice, RCRC's Water Resources Director, shares her thoughts on the intersection of local, state, and federal interests.
Colorado Desert Close-up:
A series of articles presenting Council members and other interested parties to the key issues that will be the focus of the Council's April Regional Meeting in Palm Springs.
- Council to Meet in Palm Springs in April: An overview of the Council's April 12 field trip and April 13 Regional Meeting, whose theme is the conservation of biological diversity in rapidly urbanizing areas such as the Coachella Valley.
- A Century of Conservation in the Coachella Valley: Bill Havert, Executive Director of the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy, looks at the history--and challenges--of conservation planning in the region.
- California Desert Managers Group: Members of this interagency body discuss their efforts to protect and restore the state's desert region.
- Builders and Environmentalists--A Partnership for the Future: The interests of these two communities are not as divergent as many people think, says Ed Kibbey, Executive Director of the Desert Chapter of the Building Industry Association.
- How to Golf "Green" in the Desert: Desert Willows, a municipal facility in Palm Desert, is just one of a new breed of golf course that strives, through design and maintenance, to be environmentally responsible.
- The Bighorn Institute: This pioneering organization, based in Palm Desert, is fighting to save the endangered bighorn sheep, which once thrived in California's deserts.
- USFS Southern California Conservation Strategy: As a result of a lawsuit filed by the Southwest Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Forest Service has developed new efforts to restore, recover, and maintain species while providing for various uses in south state forests.
Bioregional Briefs: The latest environmental news from California's bioregions, reported by members of the Council.
Eyes & Ears: Recent publications, videos, and websites that focus on environmental and biodiversity issues.
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