Sometimes conservation work involves work out in the field – or, in this case, the desert. Last year, staff from the Department of Conservation’s Division of Mine Reclamation (DMR) completed a massive project to assess and remediate abandoned mine features across the Mojave National Preserve. Over the course of this multi-year project, staff worked often…
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Department of Conservation’s ongoing goal: Making ‘California an even better place to live’
California Department of Conservation recounts a year of accomplishments in 2022.
California Geological Survey’s New Mineral Dashboard Rocks!
California Geological Survey modernizes historic minerals records with a new searchable online data dashboard.
Conservation Provides Support to Solve a Gold Rush-Era Problem in Amador County
California Division of Mine Reclamation provides funding and support to permanently and safely close an emerging sinkhole from the Gold Rush-era in Amador County.
A Bat Week Special Interview with a ‘Bat Biologist’
To celebrate California’s official state bat, we’re revisiting a 2020 interview with our own bat biologist.
It’s California Bat Week – October 24-31, 2018
It’s California Bat Week October 24-31, 2018. Bats are one of the most important animals in our environment. With more than 1,300 different species in the world, bats are diverse in both how they look and how they keep ecosystems balanced. While they might be creepy, bats are vital to a healthy environment. One bat…