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12/2015 UPDATE: Websites of All California Land-Saving Groups

MASTER LIST OF ALL CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP WEBSITES

updated 12/9/2015
THE ARRANGEMENT OF SITES
IN THE CATEGORIES OF "FIGHTERS" OR
"LANDBUYERS/STEWARDS" IS ENTIRELY
BY OUR BEST GUESS…WE MAY BE MISTAKEN!)

LEGEND FOR SHADING:

Sites with Twitter feed
Sites not updated in a year or more
Government agency websites
land saved
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NORTH COAST
REGIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
WEBSITES:


FIGHTERS:
http://www.yournec.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://eelriver.org no twitfeed, no blog



http://www.redwood.sierraclub.org/ no twitfeed, yes blog

http://go.treesfoundation.org/ no twit feed, no blog

http://www.kswild.org/ yes twit feed, no blog; http://www.siskiyou.org/ part of KSWild

http://www.legacy-tlc.org/ no twit feed, no blog


http://klamathbasin.info/ Klamath Basin Coalition; no twit feed, no blog

http://www.klamathbasincrisis.org/ calls enviros Ecoterrorists

http://www.northcoastcnps.org/ no twit feed, no blog

http://pacificrivers.org/ yes twit feed, no blog


LAND BUYERS AND STEWARDS:
http://www.savetheredwoods.org SUBBED yes twit feed, yes blog

http://www.ncrlt.org/ no twit feed, no blog



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DEL NORTE COUNTY:

LANDBUYERS/STEWARDS:
http://www.smithriveralliance.org/ yes twit feed, no blog

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HUMBOLDT COUNTY:

FIGHTERS:
http://www.mattole.org/ no twit feed, no blog
and their news blog: http://mattole.wordpress.com/ no posts since 2009

http://www.humboldtbaykeeper.org/  yes twitfeed, no blog

http://www.jailhurwitz.com/ no twit feed, no blog

northcoastearthfirst https://sites.google.com/site/ncefmedia/ no twit feed, no blog

http://www.headwaterspreserve.org/ no twit feed, like a blog

http://mattolewild.blogspot.com/ no twit feed, a blog no posts since 2008

http://saverichardsongrove.blogspot.com no twitfeed, a blog, no posts since 2012
http://humboldtforestdefense.blogspot.com no twit feed; a blog, no posts since 2011

http://humboldtherald.wordpress.com/ no twitfeed, no posts since 2014

http://efhumboldt.org/ no twitfeed, a blog, no posts since 2013


LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:


http://www.sanctuaryforest.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

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MENDOCINO COUNTY:

FIGHTERS:
http://www.jacksonforest.com/ , no twitfeed, no blog

www.rcwa.us/albion no twitfeed, no blog
http://www.albionnation.org/ no twitfeed, no blog
http://www.rcwa.us/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://www.mecgrassroots.org/ no twitfeed, no blog


http://www.elksoft.com/ opposes Mendocino Redwood co. clearcutting, no twitfeed no blog


LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:
http://www.mendocinolandtrust.org/  yes twitfeed, has news page

http://www.rffi.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

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SONOMA COUNTY:

FIGHTERS:

http://www.forestunlimited.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://www.ccwi.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://www.owlfoundation.net/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://www.conservationaction.org/ yes twitfeed, has news page

http://www.ruralalliance.org/ no twitfeed, no blog


LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:
http://www.sonomalandtrust.org/  yes twitfeed, no blog

http://www.sonomaopenspace.org/  yes twitfeed, has news page

land saved: http://www.landpaths.org/get-to-know-our-places.aspx hover over this phrase for list

http://bodegalandtrust.org no twitfeed, no blog

http://stewardscr.org yes twitfeed, no blog

http://lagunadesantarosa.org  yes twitfeed, no blog

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MENDOCINO-SONOMA COUNTIES:

FIGHTERS:
http://www.russianriverkeeper.org/  yes twitfeed, no blog


http://www.rc-lc.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

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S.F. BAY AREA
REGIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
WEBSITES:

FIGHTERS:








http://gambolinman.blogspot.com/ blog on hikes in area, no twit feed

http://help4wildlife.wordpress.com/ no twitfeed, blog, last post 2010


LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:
http://www.parksconservancy.org/  (non-profit partner of Golden Gate national Parks) yes twitfeed, http://www.parksconservancy.org/about/press/press-coverage.html


no twitfeed

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CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO:
LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:

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MARIN COUNTY:
LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:



http://trailkillerz.blogspot.com/ no twitfeed, a blog last post 2014

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LAKE/NAPA/SOLANO/YOLO COUNTIES:

LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:
http://www.brbna.org/ no twitfeed, no blog



http://www.tuleyome.org  yes twitfeed, under library, click on Tuleyome trails
and news blog: http://yolohiker.blogspot.com/ last post 2010

http://www.quailridge.org/ no twitfeed, no blog




http://www.cacheconserv.org/ yes twitfeed, 2014 and older newsleters on separate page

http://preservekonocti.org/ no twitfeed, last news post in 2011

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ALAMEDA/CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES:

FIGHTERS:
http://www.urbancreeks.org/ shut down in 2015

http://www.alamedacreek.org/ no twitfeed, click on newsroom

http://www.mdia.org/ no twitfeed, no blog, a stewards group

http://www.cnws-alliance.com/ no twitfeed, no blog



LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:
http://www.ebparks.org yes twitfeed, click on news link
The system comprises 119,893 acres in 65 parks



http://www.bcconservancy.org/ in Butters Canyon, above Oakland

http://www.trivalleyconservancy.org/ has twitfeed, has newsletters page


http://www.concordreuseproject.org/ no twitfeed, no blog (City of Concord website)

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SAN MATEO/SANTA CLARA COUNTIES:

FIGHTERS:

http://www.pacificabeachcoalition.org/ yes twitfeed, click on “in the news”


LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:
http://www.openspace.org/ yes twitfeed, click on “current projects”

http://www.openspacetrust.org/  yes twitfeed, click on news

http://www.openspaceauthority.org/ yes twitfeed, news is on homepage

http://www.sempervirens.org/  yes twitfeed (see Santa Cruz)

http://www.gazos.org/ no twitfeed, no blog
runs field research station at Gazos Creek on State Park land

http://www.pacifica-land-trust.org/ no twitfeed, newsletters on homepage

http://www.coastsidelandtrust.org/ yes twitfeed, click on “news and updates”

http://www.mpl.sanmateo.org/ no twitfeed, blog last post in 2010

http://www.trailcenter.org/  yes twitfeed, last newsletter 2008

http://www.nativehabitats.org/ no twitfeed, no blog


http://www.supportparks.org no twitfeed, see news link
partner of San Mateo County parks dept. http://parks.smcgov.org/


http://www.siliconvalleylc.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

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CENTRAL COAST
ENVIRONMENTAL
GROUPS:

http://lpfw.org/ Los Padres Forest Watch has twitfeed, http://lpfw.org/news/latest-news/

http://lpforest.org/ official non profit of Los Padres National Forest


SANTA CRUZ COUNTY:

FIGHTERS:

http://www.feltonflow.org/ no twitfeed, a blog. Last post 2012
land saved: 250 acres of forest transferred from private water company to local public water district

LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:


http://www.scmbc.net/ no twitfeed, last post 2012 (run by the local parks agencies in the Santa Cruz Mountains)

6 acres Tar Plant Hill

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SAN BENITO COUNTY:

LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:

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MONTEREY COUNTY:

FIGHTERS:
http://www.landwatch.org/  yes twitfeed, home page has news posts


LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/  yes twitfeed, see slough blogs link (partners with Feds)

land saved: over 25,000 acres of farmland

http://www.coastal-watershed.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://www.carmelriverwatershed.org/ twitfeed has no posts, homepage has latest news

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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY:

FIGHTERS:
http://www.ecoslo.org/  has twitfeed, news is on homepage, http://ecoslo.org/news/

http://www.morrobaypowerplant.org/ a blog, last post 2010



LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:
http://www.dunescenter.org/ no twitfeed, has newspage, also blog http://www.dunescenter.org/blog (a steward, not landowner)

http://slopost.org/ no twitfeed or blog, advocates for trails

http://www.greenspacecambria.org/ no twitfeed, has news/events page


http://ffrpcambria.org/ no twitfeed, stewards of 437 acres of public land

http://www.supportalps.org/ (Atascadero Land Preservation Society) no twitfeed, has newsletter page

http://www.cayucoslandconservancy.org/ no twitfeed, has newsletter page

http://carrizo.org/ no twitfeed, stewards for Feds, State and Nature Conservancy land


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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY:

FIGHTERS:
http://www.edcnet.org/  has twitfeed, click on “blog”


http://www.citizensplanning.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://cecsb.org, yes twitfeed, http://cecsb.org/blog (renewable energy group)


http://www.healtheocean.org/ yes twitfeed, no blog



http://www.carpwithoutcars.org/ no twitfeed, last blog post 2014


LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:
http://www.conceptioncoast.org/ no twitfeed, click on CCP news


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VENTURA COUNTY:

FIGHTERS:

http://www.sespewild.org/ no twitfeed, no blog


http://www.cleanuprocketdyne.org/ no twitfeed, no blog (both run by Christina Walsh)

http://www.ahmanson.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://venturariver.org a blog for multiple river groups


LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:
http://parkway.scrwatershed.org no twitfeed, last news post in 2011


http://www.fscr.org/ no twitfeed, no blog



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CENTRAL VALLEY
AND SIERRA NEVADA
ENVIRONMENTAL
GROUPS:


FIGHTERS:
http://www.sierranevadaalliance.org/ no twitfeed, news on home page

http://www.snowlands.org/ no twitfeed, news on home page


http://www.sierraforestlegacy.org/ no twitfeed, news is on home page (a coalition of groups)


LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:
http://www.sierranevadaconservancy.ca.gov/ yes twitfeed, go to pressroom link
click on green dollar signs for details


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SACRAMENTO RIVER VALLEY:

FIGHTERS:
http://www.highsierrarural.org/ no twitfeed, news posts on home page

http://www.becnet.org/ yes twitfeed, news is on homepage


http://www.clovervalleyfoundation.org/ no twitfeed, news is on homepage

http://www.parc-auburn.org/ no twitfeed, click on current events


http://www.mtmeadows.org/ no twitfeed, last news post 2013


http://www.wolfcreekalliance.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://sacriver.org yes twitfeed, blog is on homepage


LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:


Shasta Land Trust has preserved 23,947 acres on 15 properties. (from home page)



hikes website: http://middlemountainhikes.org no twitfeed, no blog


http://www.arconservancy.org/  yes twitfeed, for news: under “about us”, click on news
land saved:





http://www.buttecreekwatershed.org/ no twitfeed, news page: last post 2008


http://northernsierrapartnership.org/ yes twitfeed, news at NSP news link (Partnership of FRLT, TDLT, TPL and Nature Conservancy)

http://www.arpf.org/ American River Parkway Foundation, yes twitfeed, http://www.arpf.org/newsletter.php (public-private partnership)

http://chicohiking.org/ list of hikes in Sacramento River Valley, no twitfeed, no blog

http://www.battle-creek.net/ no twitfeed, no blog


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SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY:
FIGHTERS:
http://www.cserc.org/ no twitfeed and their blog http://cserc.org/blog/




http://www.sequoiaforestkeeper.org/ yes twitfeed, click on news

http://www.sequoianet.org/ Tule River Conservancy, no twitfeed, no blog

http://www.tuolumne.org/  yes twitfeed, click on media center
land saved: http://www.tuolumne.org/content/article.php/timeline Big Bend and Dos Rios Ranch

http://www.highsierrahikers.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://www.hetchhetchy.org/  yes twitfeed, click on news

http://savetejonranch.org/ no twitfeed, last news page post in 2009

http://projectgutpile.blogspot.com/ --blog on California Condors, no twitfeed, last post in 2010

http://yosemitevalley.org/ Friends of Yosemite blog no twitfeed, no blog


LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:

http://www.sjrc.ca.gov/ no twitfeed, no blog
seeks to acquire 5900 acres of the river between Friant Dam and Highway 99


http://www.orptrail.org/ no twitfeed, no blog, last update 2011


http://www.sfkingsriver.org/ no twitfeed, last blog post 2013

http://www.river-ridge.net/ yes twitfeed, no blog


http://www.westerncaves.org/ owns cave in Amador County, no twitfeed, site is a blog

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LAKE TAHOE REGION:

FIGHTERS:




LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:


http://www.tahoerimtrail.org/ no twitfeed or news page


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EASTERN SIERRA
AND WESTERN
MOJAVE DESERT
WEBSITES:

FIGHTERS:



http://www.hopevalleyca.com/ no twitfeed, has newspage


LAND BUYERS/STEWARDS:

http://www.tortoise-tracks.org/ no twitfeed, no blog


http://www.jawbone.org/ off-roader group in federal lands west of Red Rock Canyon State park

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LOS ANGELES
COUNTY WEBSITES:

http://smmc.ca.gov/ no twitfeed, no blog
http://www.bhc.ca.gov/ no twitfeed, no blog
http://smmc.ca.gov/BHRCA.asp no twitfeed, no blog
http://www.lamountains.com/ no twitfeed, no blog
http://www.mrca.ca.gov/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://www.saveopenspace.com/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://hillsidefederation.org/ no twitfeed, has newsletter page
http://www.canyonback.org/ no twitfeed, no blog
http://www.uppermandeville.org/ no twitfeed, no blog
http://www.smmtc.org/ no twitfeed, has news/trails updates
http://www.gmrnet.com/GPTFVolunteerRegister.html (Sierra Club Griffith Park task force)

http://smmtf.org/ Sierra Club Santa Monica Mountains Task Force, no twitfeed, http://smmtf.org/news.php

http://www.savechatsworth.org/ no twitfeed, has blog

http://www.fscr.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://www.scvgreen.org/ Santa Clara River Watershed Conservancy

http://stoplaslomas.com no twitfeed, has newspage (most of property is now a park)


http://flpf.org/ owns 500 acre preserve, has twitfeed but not working, no blog

http://www.rmc.ca.gov/ no twitfeed, no blog



http://arroyosfoothills.org no twitter, site is a blog

http://www.altadenatrails.org/ no twitfeed, site is a blog

http://www.sgmrc.org/ no twitfeed, no blog
land saved: 700 acres (see home page)





http://folar.org  yes twitfeed, has blog/newspage


http://www.theriverproject.org/ yes twitfeed, no blog

http://lacreekfreak.wordpress.com a blog, no twitfeed, no new posts 11/2014


http://saveourcommunity.us/?q=node/1008 no twitfeed, blog on Montebello Hills
http://saveelephanthills.blogspot.com/ no twitfeed, a blog (property now owned by NortheastTrees)


http://www.ballonanetwork.org/ no twitfeed, no blog
http://www.ballona.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://www.pvplc.org/ yes twitfeed, see press releases page

http://www.urbanwildlands.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://lcwetlands.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://www.lcwlandtrust.org/ no twitfeed, site is like a blog

http://www.catalinaconservancy.org  yes twitfeed, has news page

http://www.modernhiker.com/ has twitfeed, blog on L.A. and So-Cal hikes

http://lasmmcnps.org/ no twitfeed, no blog


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SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL
WEBSITES:

http://scwildlands.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://caopenspace.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

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WHITTIER-CHINO HILLS:

http://www.habitatauthority.org/ yes twitfeed SITE NOT OPENING

http://www.hillsforeveryone.org/ yes twitfeed, has archived news page

http://www.savethewildlifecorridor.org/ no twitfeed, no blog (Sierra Club)


http://www.coyotehills.org/  yes twitfeed, site is a blog

http://www.chinohillsstatepark.org/ no twitfeed (partner with state parks)


http://naturalareafriends.net/ on Whittier Narrows, no twitfeed
and their blog http://naturalareafriends.blogspot.com/ (Relief from the Concrete)

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ORANGE COUNTY:

http://www.fhbp.org/ yes twitfeed, has news page
http://www.orangecountywild.com/ no twitfeed, no blog


http://www.bolsachica.org/ has twitfeed and newspage



http://www.orangecountygreatpark.org/ no twitfeed, no blog (group shut down in 2015)

http://www.lagunacanyon.org/ yes twitfeed, has blog

http://www.lagunagreenbelt.org/ yes twitfeed, has blog

land saved: 50,000 acres


http://savetrestles.surfrider.org/ site is a blog, no twitfeed




http://www.saddlebackcanyons.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://www.coastkeeper.org/ yes twitfeed, has blog

http://www.trails4all.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

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SAN DIEGO COUNTY:

http://seatoseatrail.org/ site not working
http://www.efgh.com/c2c/ maps of the trail proposal, 140 miles from the Salton Sea to Del Mar

http://www.sanelijo.org/  yes twitfeed, has press page

http://www.escondidocreek.org/ yes twitfeed, has news page


http://www.theabf.org/  has twitfeed, has news/blog page
Land saved: over 50,000 acres

http://www.bclt.org/ no twitfeed, site is like a blog (Back Country Land Trust)

http://www.wildlife-research.org/ no twitfeed, no blog


http://www.earthdiscovery.org/ no twitfeed, no blog (stewards of public land)

http://sdrc.ca.gov/ no twitfeed, no blog
lands in process of being saved http://sdrc.ca.gov/docs/SDRT_GapsAnalysis_low.pdf

http://www.lakesideriverpark.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://www.sandiegoriver.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://www.sdtt.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://www.sdrvc.org/ yes twitfeed,


http://www.volcanmt.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

and their blog http://savefanita.blogspot.com last post 2006

http://sdearthtimes.com/ eco magazine, last issue 2012, no twitfeed, no blog
current stories now carried in http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/

http://knowyourh2o.blogspot.com/ a blog, last post 2012

http://preservecalavera.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY:


land saved: 705,000 acres

http://desertreport.org/ yes twitfeed, (Sierra Club newsletter)


http://www.mdhca.org/ yes twitfeed, site is a blog

http://www.sagecouncil.com/ no twitfeed, no blog, last update 2007

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RIVERSIDE COUNTY:



http://www.saveourmountains.com/ no twitfeed, no blog




http://www.cvmc.ca.gov/ Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy, no twitfeed, no blog
land saved: over 81,000 acres

http://cadesertco.org/ no twitfeed, last news post 2013

http://www.sos-hills.org/ no twitfeed, last news post 2012

land saved: 20,000 acres, managed by the Center for Natural Lands Management

http://www.desertmountains.org/ no twitfeed, http://www.desertmountains.org/about/newsletter/

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WATER POLITICS:
http://aquafornia.com yes twitfeed

http://restorethedelta.org/  yes twitfeed, has blog

http://troutunderground.com/ has twitfeed, no blog

no twitfeed

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ENVIRONMENTAL
LAW:




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ASSORTED
CALIFORNIA:





RIVERS, COAST AND OCEAN:



http://coastal.ca.gov no twitfeed, no blog



TRAILS:
http://californiatrails.org/ no twitfeed, no blog

Trails within 15 minutes of every American home and workplace.



http://www.discoverytrail.org/ from Tahoe to Mendocino coast, no twit feed

California Coastal Trail blog-- http://califcoastalviews.blogspot.com/


http://www.californiacoastaltrail.info no twitfeed, what's new page, last update 2011


FORESTS AND WILDERNESS:




http://www.calwild.org/ California Wilderness Coalition, home page has news and action alerts, separate pages on each campaign, yes twitfeed, http://www.calwild.org/news

http://thpblog.org has twit feed, site is a blog


http://greeninfo.org   has twitfeed
http://calands.org/ Calif. Protected areas database, no twit feed, http://calands.org/news
http://www.parkinfo.org/ digital map of Calif. Parks




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ASSORTED:





http://www.wcb.ca.gov/ no twitfeed, no blog

http://stewardshipcouncil.org/ no twitfeed, no blog


http://conserveca.org yes twitfeed, http://conserveca.org/our-stories (Nature Conservancy)


http://www.blm.gov/ca/news/newsbytes/index.php Federal lands in Calif.-- no twitfeed, no blog




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