Team 2: Wildlife, Public Lands & Parks

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Public Lands

What are public lands? Land held in trust for the American people by the federal government.

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“These areas sustain ecosystems and soils, support clean air and water, and protect wildlife populations.”

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"There’s a significant decrease in the blood pressure. Their energy level increased. Their concentration level increased, and the level of stress decreased."

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“Colorado’s new law adds state protections for the rights of mustangs and burros to reside in their homes instead of being traumatically and expensively rounded up and kept in cramped pens that are exposed to the weather and foster deadly diseases.”

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“This widespread “catastrophic breeding failure” is the first such recorded incident, according to the report, and supports grim predictions that more than 90% of emperor penguin colonies will be “quasi-extinct””

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“New evidence indicates that a third of tree species are threatened with extinction, representing a tree extinction crisis. “

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“Since 1970, 2.9 billion individual birds (29% of the total) have been destroyed in North America. The picture is just as bleak in other parts of the world – since 1980, 600 million birds (19%) have been destroyed in Europe.”

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Pesticide spraying in or around wildlife refuges threatens the survivability and recovery of species that inhabit the area.” “These pesticides include dicamba, 2,4-D, glyphosate, and paraquat, which are highly toxic to fish, amphibians, crustaceans, and other animals—causing everything from birth and reproductive defects to cancer.”

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Top 5 Threats to Public Lands

Public Land Issues

30 x 30 Project

Biden administration has set a goal to conserve 30% of the nation’s lands and waters by 2030.

In the US, we develop an area the size of a football field every 30 seconds. This national and global problem is causing mass extinction of animals, plants and insects. Right now, only an estimated 15% of the world’s land and 7% of the ocean are protected.

Wildlife

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Trees

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This program is greening communities across the country

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In San Diego, Orange, Imperial Counties, contact

Lynn Short
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(619) 937-1410
Lynnette.Short@fire.ca.gov

You can also contact:

USFS Center for Urban Forest Research
Urban Forestry Ecosystem Institute
California ReLeaf
California Urban Forest Council

Carbon Sequestration

Carbon sequestration is the capture and long-term storage of carbon dioxide (CO2).
CO2 is a greenhouse gas and is a major cause of climate change. Trees, seaweed (like kelp) and the ocean all sequester carbon.

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