Sep. 29, 2020
Western Joshua tree gets closer to candidacy to California Endangered Species Act protection
Last week, by a unanimous 4-0 vote, the California Fish and Game Commission agreed to accept a petition submitted by the Center for Biological Diversity to list the western Joshua tree as a threatened species pursuant to the California Endangered Species Act.
Douglas P. Carstens
Managing Partner
Carstens Black & Minteer LLP
Environmental, land use, municipal and natural resources law
Email: dpc@cbcearthlaw.com
UCLA SOL; Los Angeles CA
Carstens is board president of the Planning and Conservation League and managing partner of Carstens Black & Minteer LLP. His law firm specializes in environmental, land use, municipal and natural resources law.
Last week, by a unanimous 4-0 vote, the California Fish and Game Commission (CFGC) agreed to accept a petition submitted by the Center for Biological Diversity to list the western Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) as a threatened species pursuant to the California Endangered Species Act (CESA), thereby advancing the western Joshua tree to candidacy for protected status. The petition charged that western Joshua trees face a significant and grow...
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