{"id":10872,"date":"2020-11-01T11:38:45","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T19:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=10872"},"modified":"2020-11-01T11:38:45","modified_gmt":"2020-11-01T19:38:45","slug":"this-land-is-our-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=10872","title":{"rendered":"This Land is Our Land"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Discover local spots to explore, like Lost\u00a0Palms Oasis in Joshua Tree National Park,
at 50greatpubliclanddestinations.org. Photo by Deborah Williams.<\/p><\/div>\n

Hoping to encourage her environmental\u00a0studies students to get out and\u00a0explore public lands within a 300-mile radius, UC Santa Barbara\u00a0lecturer Deborah Williams<\/a> has\u00a0created a new website for all to enjoy.\u00a0Great Public Land Destinations\u00a0<\/strong>(50greatpubliclanddestinations.org<\/a>)\u00a0spotlights 50 parks, monuments,\u00a0preserves, and open spaces, where\u00a0visitors can appreciate natural beauty\u00a0and historical significance.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of my goals in creating the site\u00a0was to remind us of the rich diversity\u00a0of our public lands,\u201d Williams says.<\/p>\n

In addition to well-known national\u00a0parks, like Yosemite<\/a> and Joshua\u00a0Tree<\/a>, her impressive compilation\u00a0tallies lesser-known spots, such as\u00a0Manzanar National Historic Site<\/a>\u2014a\u00a0World War II Japanese internment\u00a0camp in the Eastern Sierras, and the\u00a0Antelope Valley California Poppy\u00a0Reserve<\/a>, preserved through fundraising\u00a0efforts led by conservationist Jane\u00a0Pinheiro<\/a>, including a 1970s \u201cPennies for\u00a0Poppies\u201d drive to which schoolchildren\u00a0contributed. All of the sites are within a\u00a0day\u2019s drive of the 805.<\/p>\n

\"805<\/a> This story originally appeared in 805 Living Magazine<\/em><\/a>, October 2020. Click here<\/a> to see the section as it originally appeared in print.<\/p>\n

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