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ForestWatch GIS analysis finds proposed lease parcels overlap Health Protection Zones and protected wildlife habitat

Environmental organizations across California are condemning Trump’s Bureau of Land Management’s approval of oil and gas leasing and development plans for both the Bakersfield and Central Coast field office regions—a decision that critics argue was a rushed, legally deficient move that ignores California law, bypasses the public, and offers some of the state’s most beloved…

Earlier this month, we gathered for our annual family campout through Outdoor Connections—and it was a powerful reminder of why this work matters.

As renewed threats to sell of public lands, expand oil and gas drilling, and roll back longstanding protections create growing uncertainty, California has an opportunity to lead with bold, permanent policies that protect public lands and expand equitable access to them.