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KQED newscast for Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM

Before any of the cities, cars and highways that came to dominate California’s landscape, the vast open land was home to many animals, plants and natural ecosystems. Today, much of the geography has been engineered for human development – and with it a host of non-native species and insects. But just outside Fresno, there’s an effort to bring the native ecosystem into balance with the new. 

KVPR’s Cresencio Rodriguez Delgado went out to get a look at a different kind of engineering taking place.

Before any of the cities, cars and highways that came to dominate California&rsquo;s landscape, the vast open land was home to many animals, plants and natural ecosystems. Today, much of the geography has been engineered for human development &ndash; and with it a host of non-native species and insects. But just outside Fresno, there&rsquo;s an effort to bring the native ecosystem into balance with the new.&nbsp;
KVPR&rsquo;s Cresencio Rodriguez Delgado went out to get a look at a different kind of engineering taking place.

Near Fresno, Grazing Animals Help Bring Back a Vanishing Ecosystem

Governor Gavin Newsom says California will fight the Trump administration’s push to open national forests up to commercial use. That's after the administration announced this week that it plans to scrap the “roadless rule” - which blocks road construction in protected forests, including four million acres in California.

 

Governor Gavin Newsom says California will fight the Trump administration&rsquo;s push to open national forests up to commercial use.&nbsp;That's after the administration announced this week that it plans to scrap the &ldquo;roadless rule&rdquo; - which blocks road construction in protected forests, including four million acres in California.
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