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Sucky plastic straws get the boot in CA

Yesterday, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill to eliminate dine-in restaurants from giving customers plastic straws unless they request them.  He cited harm to marine life as well as human health given that microplastics are being found in drinking water … Continue reading

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Update on the state of the climate

Recently, the New York Times published 2 articles outlining the state of climate research and political actions in the years spanning 1979-1989 (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/01/magazine/climate-change-losing-earth.html).  This is an illuminating and disturbing look at a missed opportunity to offset the impact of human activities … Continue reading

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The grunion are running!

As part of a citizen science project, some of us are helping monitor grunion spawning along the Carlsbad beaches.  We were first asked to help with this when the sand replenishment project at Agua Hedionda Lagoon was underway in the … Continue reading

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Plastic Straws Suck!

Surfrider Foundation has launched a campaign to rid us of plastic straws and you can help. Plastic straws end up in the ocean.  We use 500 million straws every day in this country.  This number can wrap around the Earth … Continue reading

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Endangered Species Day Event

Join Preserve Calavera in partnership with the Buena Vista Audubon Society at our annual Endangered Species Day event at Buena Vista Audubon Nature Center (2202 S. Coast Hwy, Oceanside) on May 12th, 10a-2p.  We will have a number of activities … Continue reading

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Climate Change Effects on CA Habitats

A new study by UC Davis predicts California will lose more than half its native habitats if we continue on a business-as-usual greenhouse gas emission scenario. San Diego County could be particularly hard hit: “It projects that at current rates … Continue reading

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Mountain biking on Carlsbad Highlands Ecological Reserve

Preserve Calavera has been working with the Wildlife and Habitat Conservation Coalition and the CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife over protection of important habitat in the Carlsbad Highlands Ecological Reserve (south of the Lake Calavera Preserve in Carlsbad). Our … Continue reading

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CA wildfires and climate change

Recently, in conjunction with Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation, Preserve Calavera hosted a King Tides event at which we had speakers on climate change, historical changes to the coastline and sea level rise vulnerability plans.  Afterwards, Bill Clayton, a retired Cal Fire … Continue reading

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