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

By Tyler Hayden
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

By Tyler Hayden
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?

By Tyler Hayden
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

By Tyler Hayden
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?