Tyler Hayden
Tyler Hayden is the news editor of the Santa Barbara Independent.
Articles by Tyler Hayden
Conservation
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.
Conservation
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.
Conservation
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?
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