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Not Just for S.F. & L.A.: All Californians Should ShakeOut on Oct. 21

The annual Great California ShakeOut is October 21. If you were one of the 6.5 million Californians to participate in 2020, gold star! This is an opportunity to practice the drop, cover, and hold on...

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California Geological Survey Scientists Assess Coastal Damage After Volcanic...

An underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga sent a small but damaging series of tsunami surges toward the California coast in January. The incident prompted both an immediate response from California...

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From Watershed Health Seeds to Landscape-Scale Returns

Our forest health coordination and capacity building investments are showing returns. Earlier this week, U.S. Forest Service announced awards for 10 landscape scale projects in the American west – two...

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Celebrating a New Tribal Conservation Corps Program – and Multigenerational...

On Friday, June 10, at the new CNRA Headquarters building, California Department of Conservation Director David Shabazian joined California Natural Resources Agency Secretary Wade Crowfoot to...

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Conservation Provides Support to Solve a Gold Rush-Era Problem in Amador County

Sutter Creek in Amador County, had a Gold Rush-era problem. A small sinkhole had formed just off the picturesque main street. The hole was related to an old and long-since abandoned gold mine…and it...

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Demonstrating Climate & Housing Sustainability in Yolo County

Recently, Conservation partnered with California’s Strategic Growth Council on a Housing as a Climate Strategy field tour of four projects that told the story of how environmental- and people-centered...

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California Geological Survey’s New Mineral Dashboard Rocks!

Almost since James Marshall shouted “gold!” at Sutter’s Mill one fateful January day in 1848, the California Geological Survey (CGS) has tracked the state’s production of mineral commodities.  That’s...

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Department of Conservation’s ongoing goal: Making ‘California an even better...

As 2023 begins, we at the Department of Conservation resolve to continue advancing California’s environmental goals and protecting public safety and the environment. Like you, we love our state and...

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Photo Lookback: Long Beach Earthquake, 90 Years Later

On March 10, 1933, many southern Californians were sitting down to Friday night dinner when the magnitude 6.4 Long Beach earthquake struck – the deadliest known earthquake in the Los Angeles basin....

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What is an Orphan Well, and How do you Plug it?

An orphan well is an oil or gas well that has been orphaned or deserted by its operator.  Haga clic aquí para traducción español. Fact: CalGEM has documented over 17,000 wells that have been idle for...

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