Western Zebra Mussel Task Force - The WZMTF is a collaboration between federal, state, local, private, and provincial interests to help slow the spread of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) into western North America.
Discover the city of Santa Barbara, California, the birthplace of Earth Day. A 1969 oil platform blowout off the coast of Santa Barbara led to a wave of environmental laws nationwide. That gave impetus to what we consider now the cornerstones to the modern environmental movement. A year later, the first Earth Day was held followed by the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. A succession of other laws protecting water, marine life and endangered species followed.
