Environment & Natural Resources
Sunflower sea star finally could be listed under ESA, 10 years after “zombie apocalypse of the sea”
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NOAA’s public comment on the proposed listing of pycnopodia will remain open until May 15.
The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA (https://mendovoice.com/tag/the-nature-conservancy/)
NOAA’s public comment on the proposed listing of pycnopodia will remain open until May 15.
More than 300 people observed 11 species of sea star up and down the California coastline in December.
A Solstice Sea Star Search will run from Dec. 20-23, a well-timed followup to this “major win.”
“We have limited time and conservation dollars, so we want to be as data-driven as possible.”
Despite a long road ahead and a purple seafloor, nearly two years of hard work and grant money have shown that clearing purple urchin by hand could help bring back Northern California’s bull kelp forests.