Tyler Hayden

Tyler Hayden is the news editor of the Santa Barbara Independent.

Articles by Tyler Hayden

California Condors Could Soon Soar Above the Redwoods Again Thanks to One Local Tribe
March 07, 2017 — For more than a decade the Yurok Tribe has been pushing to reintroduce the culturally significant bird to Northern California. Now, supported by scientific research and a host of agencies and organizations, a plan is taking shape.
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How Two Secretive Seabirds Evaded the Endangered Species List
October 18, 2016 — Here’s something to celebrate: After biologists restored their nesting islands, Scripps’s and Guadalupe Murrelets don't need federal protection.
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How Do We Save the Salton Sea?
July 08, 2016 — For decades California's largest lake has teetered on the edge of ecological disaster. But a new deal and action plan may finally be gaining momentum.
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The Definition Of Insanity: Santa Barbara's Oil Spill
June 05, 2015 — Here we are again. Another spill, another blackened beach. Are we destined to repeat ourselves until there’s nothing left to protect?
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