Legislative Changes

My community partner has sought and encouraged legislative in 2003 with Mendocino Land Trust. They passed a bill to expand California Coastal National Movement and this bill has been very helpful for Mendocino to preserve of property that is admirable, states Wesley Chesbro, whom is an Assemblyman for the Conservation Lands Foundation. The movement has coastal lands stretching 1,100 miles of scenic off-"shore stacks, rock formations, and habitat...it would bring national attention to Mendocino County as a destination of recreation, providing positive economic impact to our local government" stated Mendocino Land Trust in their 2003 press release of the great expansion after the bill.

The reason why it's important for legislative/local government to be involved is because a lot of the coastal land are owned by private owners and it would be harder for the public to enjoy the great outdoors in Mendocino. In addition, Mendocino Trust is trying to revive the and conserve the coastal part of Mendocino because habitats live the environment and if it were to be destroyed, the Redwood wouldn't be what we know of it now and the coast would be dead. Nicolet, the volunteer lead for Mendocino Trust stated that there challenges when trying to pass a legislative bill that helps conserve the land--first, the lack of funding into Mendocino, not enough staff to maintain conservation and they depend on volunteers to help out with projects, and I trying to keep the coastal lands open to the public so everyone can see the beauty of Mendocino.