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Mendocino Land Trust Applauds Passage of Bill to Expand California Coastal National Monument

Mendocino County, CA – Mendocino Land Trust praises the U.S. House of Representatives vote this week to expand the California Coastal National Monument to include the Stornetta Public Lands in Mendocino County, California.  This was the very first bill introduced by newly elected Congressman Jared Huffman (D) - San Rafael.

The existing California Coastal National Monument is comprised of 1,100 miles of scenic off-shore sea stacks, rock formations and habitat. Despite the size of the monument, which stretches the entire length of the California coastline, tourists and nature enthusiasts are limited to viewing the rugged off-shore rocky areas from a distance.

Including Mendocino County’s Stornetta lands within the boundary of the California Coastal National Monument would not only provide visitors a chance to enjoy an on-shore portion of the attraction, it would bring national attention to Mendocino County as a destination for recreation, providing a positive economic impact to our local economy.  

A national monument designation within Mendocino County will also permanently preserve a swath of our historic, coastal, agricultural lands.  “Protecting the Stornetta Public Lands is an important step in safeguarding California’s coastal heritage,” said Sam Goldman, California State Director with the Conservation Lands Foundation.  “Whether through  legislation or by Presidential proclamation, we look forward to a national monument designation which will provide common sense protections to ensure that these lands are preserved the way they exist today, so that future generations can continue to benefit from and be inspired by them.”  

There is strong support from the community and local officials to include the Stornetta Public Lands in the California Coastal National Monument.  As the Senate considers the legislation, Mendocino Land Trust urges senators to pass a clean bill as introduced by Senators Boxer and Feinstein."

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This announcement was made in 2003 and it relates to local government because legislative action have been implemented to "safeguard California's coastal heritage" and it seems that its becoming more of a national topic--for example, the legislation for water conservation for next year (or sooner) and it has become a domino affect in California and hopefully these legislation will help with California.

Source:

http://conservationlands.org/media-page/pr-acole-advocacy-award