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Beyer s Byways: Christmas Tree Pass and unexpected gifts
By John R. Beyer
For the Victorville Daily Press
The Christmas season is upon us. Time to get out and shop. Or more likely sit on the sofa and order online.
It is 2020 after all. And remember, no more than zero guests are allowed for any planned holiday festivities. In fact, rumor has it that new guidance may be out soon which will outlaw eating alone so you don’t spread COVID-19 to yourself.
Which brings me to a point.
One of the most thoughtful and handsome characters is that yuletide favorite, the Grinch. He who cares so much for the townsfolk of Whoville, that he takes away all their gifts. It’s a teachable moment for those residing in that whacky little town. The Grinch wants to show them that presents are not what make the season. It is what is in the heart that truly matters.
A California federal court recently ruled against the environmental group Center for Biological Diversity in a lawsuit challenging the way a habitat conservation plan would affect the California condor in the area where Tejon Ranch Co. plans to develop residential and commercial projects.
Tejon Ranch Co. is planning to expand development across 270,000 acres of land in Los Angeles and Kern counties known as the Tejon Ranch, north of the Santa Clarita Valley. Among those developments is the approved Centennial Project, which calls for 19,000 homes in L.A. County, near the Kern County line.
About 128,000 acres within the private property are designated as critical habitat for the condor because the area serves as important foraging habitat, though the condor does not nest there.