Today we remember and honor those who have fallen in the line of duty. Thank you for your service.

Photo by Ella Richie DeMaria

This morning I briefed California Governor Newsom on work CAL FIRE and our partners are doing in #FirePrevention efforts across the state and discussed our coordinated response efforts ahead of the 2024 fire year.

Great day in Carson City, NV meeting w/ Director Settelmeyer & his team at Nevada Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources.☀️ Our shared stewardship of the Lake Tahoe Basin, coordinated by Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, is working protect this gem💎 of a place for current & future generations. Here’s to more shared progress!🙏🏼

What an incredible group of #EnvironmentalJustice leaders! Can’t wait to work together. Huge congrats to my California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) colleagues - amazing work convening this all-star team.

Habitat restoration could be one truly excellent use for land in the #SJV as it reduces its #groundwater use to comply with #SGMA . Read more about what this might look like.

via Ellen Hanak Abigail Hart Caity Peterson #CAwater
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On #HarveyMilkDay , we honor the legacy of a trailblazer who fought tirelessly for LGBTQ+ rights and equality in California.

We continue our work to build a more inclusive society where everyone can live authentically and without fear. 🏳️‍🌈

Our 'From Runoff to Recharge' StoryMap, developed in partnership with the CA DWR and other organizations, presents an overview of groundwater recharge and the potential it holds for communities, ecosystems, agriculture, and flood risk

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Great mtg with Orange County🍊 leaders yesterday about critical need to modernize water infrastructure🚰including the Delta Conveyance Project. Our future relies on diversifying water sources AND protecting backbone of our water system.💯 #Partnerships

Happy #BiodiversityDay ! CEC’s Jorge Daniel Taillant urges everyone to #BePartOfThePlan 🌱🍄🦋🐬🐝

'This is a make-or-break decade to heal our planet & that includes taking action to stop #GlobalWarming ' ⏳ 🌡️🌎

Learn about our #biodiversity work:
👉cec.org/topics/

#TrailblazerTuesday Sally Garcia is a Mexican-Salvadoran Park Access Advocate and the Los Angeles Outreach Manager at National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA).

Gracias Sally for all you do for our parks y comunidad!

#LatinoAdvocacyWeek

Happening today at 12 noon🎙️
Pls join us!👇🏼

Good news alert⚠️ Proud that our ⁦California Governor⁩ & #CALeg have invested important funding to help school districts make this ⚡️🚌transition. Let’s go!⏩⏩⏩ latimes.com/california/sto…

Grateful for David Hochschild’s visionary leadership at the California Energy Commission— helping lead us into a 100% clean energy future!⚡️Great convo yesterday, with more in-person leadership dialogues coming up at our California Natural Resources Agency headquarters. 🎙️➡️➡️➡️

Many thanks to Secretary Deb Haaland, US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management - National for coming to the Salton Sea to meet w/ tribal & community leaders to hear why a new monument at Chuckwalla is so important to community health, wildlife, & tribal history/culture. #protectchuckwalla

Important clarification! I got it wrong below. California has exceeded energy demand with clean energy (wind, water and solar) at some point each of the last 44 days in a row. Not 24 hours each of those days. Thanks to those who have clarified. Still a remarkable milestone!🚀

Our efforts to protect Californians from wildfire🔥, drought🥵, floods💦, extreme heat🌇 & sea level rise🌊 are coordinated under a comprehensive climate resilience strategy🎯 w/ key priorities and links across sectors. Pls help us update this key roadmap to climate resilience!👇🏼

Gone from Romania for 200 years, European bison were recently restored to the southern Carpathians.

A new study finds that, by reshaping the landscape, the bison are locking away thousands of tons of carbon.

Read more Yale Environment 360: bit.ly/3QM6uTr

Heat is a predatory force, going after the most vulnerable first.

“California is one of the states that is leading the way putting these new resources to work, because it’s going to take all of us working together to ensure… enduring impact that will last for generations to come.” Thank you ⁦Secretary Deb Haaland⁩!🙏🏼 latimes.com/environment/st…

Another round of federal funding to plug abandoned oil and gas wells near communities.🙌🏾🙌🏼🙌🏿 This is a BIG deal to protect Californians health and safety. Thank you President Biden Secretary Deb Haaland & US Department of the Interior. 🙏🏼