Birds Tell Us to Act on Climate
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Tyler Hayden
Tyler Hayden is the news editor of the Santa Barbara Independent.
Articles by Tyler Hayden
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California Condors Could Soon Soar Above the Redwoods Again Thanks to One Local Tribe
March 7, 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.
News
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.
News
How Do We Save the Salton Sea?
July 8, 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.
Santa Barbara
The Definition Of Insanity: Santa Barbara's Oil Spill
June 5, 2015 — Here we are again. Another spill, another blackened beach. Are we destined to repeat ourselves until there’s nothing left to protect?