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- Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill putting freeze on state park closures. A bill placing a two-year moratorium on California state park closures is among dozens signed Tuesday by Gov. Jerry Brown. (LA Times)
- Land Trust director honored. Ralph Benson of the Sonoma Land Trust to receive Environmental Stewardship award. (Press Democrat)
- How Rachel Carson Spurred Chemical Concerns by Highlighting Uncertainty. An analysis of her writing that has applications for anyone writing about the natural world. (NY Times)
- Why More Scientists Should Tell Stories. How we all can tell better stories, including us scientists. (The Last Word on Nothing)
- And something for the map-geeks and something for the birders among us.
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Every Wednesday we find stories about land conservation. Sometimes the news is loosely related to land conservation, we admit. You can scroll through past Happenings right here.