The campaign for the permanent protection of the Berryessa Snow Mountain region took a big leap forward to day when Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation (S. 393) designating 360,100 acres of federal public land in the region as a National Monument. Congressman Mike Thompson also introduced companion legislation in the House (HR 761), co-sponsored by Congressmen John Garamendi and Jared Huffman. The effort to protect this very special place has been a top Redwood Chapter priority for a number of years, and the introduction of these bills follows years of grassroots work culminating in an exciting Town Hall meeting with Secretary Sally Jewell late in December. Read more about the Town Hall in the latest edition of the Redwood Needles.
February 5, 2015