The bills include protections for more than 219,000 acres of land on the Central Coast, a news release from U.S. Sen. Alex ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. —Wildflowers are blooming in abundance this year in California as the Golden State received ample ...

Driving slowly on Soda Lake Road, I stopped every time something caught my eye, and with my binoculars scanned the horizon for various signs of life. After coming up empty on every occasion, something ...

A Central Valley company must remove 11 old oil wells from Carrizo Plain National Monument and restore the land around them following a long legal battle with environmentalists. The U.S. Bureau of ...

So far this year, there aren't as many flowers at the Carrizo Plain National Monument according to visitors. But some say the scenery is still beautiful. “We come out here every year for Easter,” ...

TAFT, Calif. (KERO) — Here at this National Monument, the closer you look the more you'll see in the Carrizo Plains, also known as Taft's backyard. Spring bloom begins in the Carrizo Plains National ...

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif.― The Bureau of Land Management late Wednesday ordered an oil company to permanently close and remove 11 long-dormant oil wells inside the Carrizo Plain National Monument ...

The possibility of another spectacular superbloom in San Luis Obispo County this year is getting smaller and smaller with every passing sunny day. Thanks to this winter’s significantly dry conditions, ...

San Luis Obispo County, CA -- Nestled about 50 miles east of California's central coast is Carrizo Plain National Monument. It's the states largest, last remaining native grassland frozen in time. The ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The Bureau of Land Management plans to conduct prescribed burn, as soon as next week, on approximately ...