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[KCET] Warren Alford of the Wilderness Society got to heft a Google Street View Trekker, a top-heavy, 45-pound camera that takes 360-degree photos, over Mount Pinos (that's nearly 9,000 feet high, but who's counting) in Ventura County. He was accompanied by fellow naturalist Chris Danch, and after the 18-mile struggle, filming all the way, they…

[The Tribune] With a radio tower looking like a gigantic golf ball as a backdrop, wilderness activist Matt Sayles looks northward from Black Mountain across some of the last untouched landscapes in the Los Padres National Forest. The rolling chaparral-covered hills scattered with oaks and pines are prime habitat for numerous wildlife species and act…

Santa Barbara, Calif. – A diverse coalition of businesses, community leaders and conservationists are supporting Representative Lois Capps's proposal to protect forest, grass lands, and wild rivers across California’s Central Coast. The proposed legislation will protect 245,500 acres of wilderness, create two scenic areas encompassing 34,500 acres, and safeguard 159 miles of wild and scenic…