The Cobb Watershed Education and Restoration Program (Cobb WERP) is making history in Lake County by facilitating partnerships between private landowners and local Tribal communities to improve creekside land stewardship. During its first year of operation, six events – two community forums and four workshops – were held on properties owned and managed by Mandala Springs Wellness Retreat, the Cobb Water District, and multiple individual landowners, with acreage ranging from less than 0.5 acres to over 100 acres.
As the endangered Clear Lake hitch quickly disappears, tribal members are begging for agencies like the California Fish and Game Commission to intervene. Now, it looks like conservation efforts might actually be possible as well as getting an emergency listing under the Endangered Species Act.
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Recent wildfires in Sequoia National Park have highlighted the need for leadership from local tribes, like the Tule River Tribe of California, to be involved in firefighting efforts to protect delicate ecology and significant historic and cultural sites.