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2024 Public Comments to Preliminary Applications
Joshua Tree National Park supports The Living Desert's proposal for a comprehensive approach to address illegal off-highway vehicle (OHV) activities within Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP) through two rounds of scientific studies and behavioral change outreach strategies. The primary objective of this project is to reduce illegal OHV disturbances and provide evidence-based insights for effective management action. Illegal OHV disturbances degrade habitats and cause direct mortality of desert tortoise, a threatened species protected by the Endangered Species Act. Joshua Tree National Park manages some of the best protected habitat for the desert tortoise and these habitats would benefit in the reduction and elimination of illegal OHV use. The Park Service looks forward to collaborating with The Living Desert to reduce illegal OHV use through the use of social science strategies. Michael Vamstad - 4/30/2024

 Tread Lightly!, Inc.

I support the majority of items in the Tread LIghtly! Education and Safety Grant application. Tread Lightly! plays an important role in educating OHV enthusiasts about the importance of employing good land stewardship practices as they travel off-road. The organization needs money and manpower to accomplish this very important goal. However, I'm not convinced about the need for OHV Trust Fund grants to pay for a storage locker. It would seem that it is possible for the organization to look into long -term funding for storage facilities in each areas where it is active, and that expense be borne by the organization, rather than come from the OHV Trust Fund. Please explain why the OHV Trust Fund should fund this expense. Amy Granat - 5/2/2024

I may come to support the grant request from Tread Lightly! that includes trail signage, but as the current signage have had too little input from off-road enthusiasts, I cannot yet support this aspect of the grant application. I have heard rave reviews from environmental organizations about how great it is to work with Tread Lightly! on signage, but have yet to hear the same from off-road and over-snow enthusiasts. Much more outreach needs to be made by Tread Lightly!
It’s foggy beach time on the Sonoma Coast
That’s why you don’t find their forests any further inland than the fog bank will reach. Up to 40% of their water comes from fog. A large redwood tree can absorb as much as 14 gallons an hour from wet leaves.

Redwoods can make their own rain
Redwoods and other trees have another way of wringing a drink from the fog bank. Their waxy leaves comb the fog and attract droplets, which collect and then drip down to the forest floor, where their roots can absorb them. If you’ve ever camped beneath the redwood canopy in Gualala Point Regional Park, you’ve probably experienced this forest ‘rain’ pattering on your tent in the early morning.
The redwood ‘rain’ also benefits other forest dwellers that live beneath the canopy, including ferns, lichen and sorrel as well as insects and small animals. 
Like the redwoods, the broad emerald fronds of the western sword fern can also take water directly from fog.

Fog combing and cooling
Coastal prairie plants also have special structures to turn mist to drinkable droplets. Walk early on a foggy day and you might see some. Glistening silver water drops line lupine leaves on gray days. Their hand-like leaflets are covered in tiny hairs that collect passing moisture.
Feathery grass tops and other plants can catch an amazing amount of water in just a few hours, enough to get your shoes and pants soaking wet if you walk through them. The water drips down the stems to their roots. Native plants like wild roses and coyote bush are also good fog harvesters.
All that moist air helps keep plants from drying out as quickly, too.
There are other important benefits to giant drifting banks of fog. It’s natural air conditioning. Temperatures at the foggy coast can be 20 degrees or more cooler than just 10 miles further inland. Cooler streams also help young salmon and other fish survive in pools through the hot dry season.

What’s making it foggy?
But why do we have fog in the summer? It forms here in the warmer months because the ocean’s surface is colder then.
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
California State Parks Backpacking Adventures offers naturalist-led backpacking trips through the Santa Cruz Mountains each summer, including our NEW "Cars-BA" Family Camp at Big Basin! Online registration is open now!

New Parking Fee Payment Option
You can now pay parking fees on your smartphone by using the free Yodel app at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park! Yodel is secure and simple. All you need is a smartphone and a credit card. A multi-factor authentication protects users while the app’s evolving QR code prevents repeat pass usage. With this new pay-by-phone option, you can pay for parking fees prior to arriving at the park or continue paying at the kiosk upon arrival with cash or credit card. Download Yodel on the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store or by scanning the QR code.Please note: Yodel is available to pay for parking entrance fees for day-use only. Visitors are advised that pay-by-phone is not a reservation and entry is subject to availability at each park unit. If parking lots are full, visitors should wait to park before taking advantage of the pay-by-phone option. All sales are final and there are no cancellations or refunds.

Crumb Clean Campaign
This park is Crumb Clean! Watch this short video to learn about the marbled murrelet, an endangered bird that nests in the park, and how you can protect it. Vea el video en español aquí.

Things To Do
EXPERIENCE THE REDWOODS – Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park preserves a 40-acre old-growth redwood grove. This unique ecosystem of ancient coast redwood trees has captured the interest and dedication of many people throughout time. On this 0.8-mile (1.2km) flat loop trail, you will discover the survival adaptation of the coast redwood and the inspiration this grove holds that led to its protection. The largest tree is approximately 277 feet tall and about 1,500 years old. Take a flashlight and step inside the famous Fremont Tree. There’s room for the whole family!
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
There are no trees in the Santa Cruz Mountains that you can drive a vehicle through.There are three trees in northern California that you can drive through. All are located along US Route 101, far north of Santa Cruz County:

Chandelier Tree—Leggett, Mendocino County
Shrine Drive-Thru Tree—Myer’s Flat, Humboldt County
Klamath Tree (or Tour-Thru Tree)—Klamath, Del Norte County

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Schedule your class for a field trip to Henry Cowell Redwoods for a guided walk through the old-growth redwood forest. For more information, please click here.
 
 
Kids2Parks is an innovative park-equity program to bring students from Title 1 schools to State Park field trips. The program, a partnership between California State Parks and Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks, increases the number of students who have visited a state park or beach by reducing barriers to access. The program offers transportation funding for field trips to select Title 1 schools in Santa Cruz, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties. For more information, and to apply please visit www.thatsmypark.org/visit/k2p/.
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Uniforms, Tools and Equipment | California Conservation Corps
These are the hand tools that all Corpsmembers learn to use when they join the CCC.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Your Uniform
The CCC uniform not only makes you look good, it protects you. And, even better, they’re included when you join.

 
 
 

Soft Cap
When you receive one of these, you’re official in the CCC. Known as a soft cap, these blue hats show you’ve passed COMET and are officially a Corpsmember.

 
 

Shirt
Long sleeved and short sleeved, Corpsmembers are issued uniform shirts upon enrollment.

 
 

Pants
Corpsmembers are issued multiple pairs of work pants, or can buy their own in the correct color.

 
 
 

Hard Hat
This piece of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is a must have. Hard hats must be worn at all times when on a work site. Corpsmembers are issued blue helmets to start, but can promote to specialist to earn a green one.

 
 

Steel-toe Boots
Corpsmembers are issued steel-toe boots to make sure their feet are not vulnerable to rocks, tree limbs, or any other debris. Not every CCC job calls for “steel-toes”, but they’re important PPE.

 
 

Gloves
These are a must have on every CCC project. Work gloves come in different sizes, colors, and fabrics, but their purpose is always the same, to protect Corpsmembers’ hands and fingers.

 
 
 
 

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Safety Glasses
This important safety tool is non-negotiable. Like the uniform and hard hat, safety glasses are required on almost all CCC projects.

 
 

McLeod
This tool has a hoe on one side and a rake on the other. It was invented by U.S. Forest Service Ranger Malcolm McLeod in 1905. It’s designed to rake a fire line with its teeth and cut branches and vines with its hoe blade.

 
 

Pulaski
This tool features an axe blade on one side and a small hoe, similar to a pickaxe, on the other. Named for its inventor, Forest Service Ranger Ed Pulaski, it works exceptionally well for digging, grubbing and chopping.

 
 
 

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A Fresno Center Corpsmember hauls invasive Red Sesbania plants away from the San Joaquin River in Fresno, CA.

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Invasive plants have an impact on water quality, biodiversity, fish and wildlife habitat, tree cover, fire risk and costs.
The CCC is often called in as a skilled and affordable way to rid watersheds of non-native plants like canary date palm, Mexican fan palm, Spanish broom and eucalyptus and plant native species like willow that can minimize bank erosion following heavy rains and promote a healthy native riparian zone.
Key Functions:

Native species reintroduction – Seed gathering, plant propagation, planting, weed removal, establishment watering, and broadcast planting of native grasses
Non-native plant removal – European beach grass, English ivy, eucalyptus, and other invasive removal using chainsaws, brush cutters, burning (at some locations), chipping, hand removal, or herbicide
Nursery work – Raising native plants for planting and restoration projects
Meadow restoration – Re-vegetation and rehabilitation of meadows to restore to the natural state

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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San Luis Obispo Center – Los Padres | California Conservation Corps
Wildland Firefighting: The San Luis Obispo Center partners with CAL FIRE to provide two year-round wildland firefighting crews. Corpsmembers receive training and hands-on experience working with CAL FIRE captains responding to wildfires locally and across the state. The center is collaborating with the CAL FIRE San Luis Obispo (SLU) unit to operate the crews. Wildland hand crews help build fire line with hand tools and conduct mop-up work. The center’s crews are known as Toro 1 and Toro 2 when dispatched.
Forestry Corps: The center operates a CCC Forestry Corps crew committed to improving California’s forest health. Corpsmembers are trained to remove and reduce overgrown and dead vegetation posing a potential fire risk. The Forestry Corps may also assist in tree planting, tree felling, and other arborist work and training. Corpsmembers receive on-the-job training, education, and certificates that provide the skills needed to pursue careers in forestry.
The center’s natural resource projects include trail rehabilitation, trail construction, fire hazard reduction, tree planting, native plant restoration, landscaping, park development and minor construction. Center projects take place primarily in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and southern Monterey counties, although projects outside of these areas are not uncommon. With its location on the Central Coast, SLO crews can reach emergencies in Northern or Southern California in five to six hours, on average.
Some sponsors that request for the San Luis Obispo Center to assist with the planning and execution of resource enhancement projects include city, county, state, and federal agencies; the Department of Fish and Game; the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; California State Parks; the Morro Bay National Estuary Program; Morro Estuary Greenbelt Alliance; the United States Forest Service; resource conservation districts; community services districts; and local nonprofit land conservancies.
The center also participates in a number of special programs, including:

Fire Safe Council: CCC works on high priority fuel reduction production as designated by Fire Safe Council and CAL FIRE. These projects are a critical part of wildfire prevention in San Luis Obispo County.
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West Roxbury VA Medical Center | VA Boston Health Care | Veterans Affairs
Mitral valve Repair and Replacement (MVR)
Surgery for Atrial Fibrilation
Minimally invasive coronary revascularization
Minimally invasive valve surgery
Initiation of Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Closure of Interatrial or interventricular communications in the adult
Sternal fixation with plates
Pericardial striping

We treat the following conditions: 

Coronary artery disease
Aortic aneurysms
Aortic and mitral valve disease including endocarditis
Congenital cardiac anomalies in the adult
Severe Cardiac and respiratory failure
Unstable sternum
Chronic pericarditis

Learn more about our Cardiac Surgery Staff
How to make an Appointment
If you aren't currently being seen by Cardiac surgery, you can be referred by your Primary Care Provider for an initial consultation. If you are already being followed by Cardiac  surgery, please call the clinic directly at .

 Critical care
 

If you or a Veteran you care about has a life-threatening injury, infection, illness or breathing problem, we offer comprehensive care and constant monitoring in our intensive care units (ICUs).

 Visit our office, by appointment only
 

 A referral is required
 

Appointments
Referral to the ICU normally comes from Surgery, the Emergency Department or another provider when you are seriously ill or require specialized care.

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Service Hours

 The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
 

Doctors in our medical intensive care units (ICUs) treat patients with serious illnesses or injuries, such as life-threatening infections, shock, respiratory failure, stroke, or other organ failure. Our critical care doctors (called intensivists), nurses, respiratory therapists, nutritionists, and consulting specialists provide you with a full range of services, including:

24/7, 365-day critical care service physician and nurse coverage
Monitoring your heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing with cardiac and oxygen telemetry
Helping your lungs work using various types of mechanical ventilators and oxygen supply devices
Providing nutrition through a feeding tube in your vein, nose or mouth
Draining urine from your bladder using a catheter
Health Services | VA New Mexico Health Care | Veterans Affairs
We provide and help you use medical aids, hearing aids, state-of-the-art adaptive home equipment and other equipment to help you preserve and increase your mobility and independence.
Available at these locations

Care we provide at VA New Mexico health care
Prosthetics, orthotics and medical equipment
We provide and help you use medical aids, hearing aids, state-of-the-art adaptive home equipment and other equipment to help you preserve and increase your mobility and independence.
VA is the world’s largest and most comprehensive provider of sensory aides and prosthetic devices. Veterans enrolled in the VA health care system and referred by a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician can receive a full range of services and equipment like:

Artificial limbs and surgical implants, including artificial joints and pacemakers
Wheelchairs and other medical devices
Aids for Veterans who are blind, have low vision, or are hearing impaired
Adaptive equipment and modifications to make your vehicle or home more accessible
Other devices and services to help increase your mobility, dignity, and independence
Clothing allowance for Veterans with devices that damage their clothing

 Pulmonary medicine
 

Common conditions: tuberculosis, respiratory conditions, sleep apnea, sleep problems
 
Our pulmonary medicine team treats diseases and conditions that affect the lungs and breathing, including asthma, tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute respiratory distress syndrome and sleep apnea.
Available at these locations

Care we provide at VA New Mexico health care
Lungs and breathing
Common conditions: tuberculosis, respiratory conditions, sleep apnea, sleep problems
Our pulmonary medicine team treats diseases and conditions that affect the lungs and breathing, including asthma, tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute respiratory distress syndrome and sleep apnea.
If you find it difficult to breathe or sleep, our pulmonary (lung) specialists can help. We offer education, exercises, and treatments like:

Oxygen therapy to help you stay active and breathe better
Pulmonary rehabilitation to build your strength and increase lung capacity
Healthy diets to help you manage your weight and improve energy
Strategies to help you increase your feelings of control, optimism, and self-esteem
Tests to measure your lung function, lung volume, and blood gas

 Radiology
Raymond G. Murphy Department Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center | VA New Mexico Health Care | Veterans Affairs
Common conditions: tuberculosis, respiratory conditions, sleep apnea, sleep problems
 
Our pulmonary medicine team treats diseases and conditions that affect the lungs and breathing, including asthma, tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute respiratory distress syndrome and sleep apnea.

Pulmonary Medicine Speciality Care Appointment Line

 Pulmonary Medicine Clinic
 

 Bldg 41
 

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Lungs and breathing
Common conditions: tuberculosis, respiratory conditions, sleep apnea, sleep problems
Our pulmonary medicine team treats diseases and conditions that affect the lungs and breathing, including asthma, tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute respiratory distress syndrome and sleep apnea.
If you find it difficult to breathe or sleep, our pulmonary (lung) specialists can help. We offer education, exercises, and treatments like:

Oxygen therapy to help you stay active and breathe better
Pulmonary rehabilitation to build your strength and increase lung capacity
Healthy diets to help you manage your weight and improve energy
Strategies to help you increase your feelings of control, optimism, and self-esteem
Tests to measure your lung function, lung volume, and blood gas

 Radiology
 

We use imaging to help screen for, diagnose, and treat illness and injury. We provide X-rays and other imaging technologies.

 A referral is required
 

Appointments
Radiology procedures require a consult from your primary care or specialty team. Please review the following to better guide you with how to schedule, locate, and complete your medical procedure.

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