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249K acres proposed for protection of frogs along Central Coast

Rebecca Fabbri, USFWS
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Published 5:03 PM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION) -- A new proposal would see nearly 760,000 acres of land in California protected under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal comes from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the foothill yellow-legged frog in the regions where they populate.

This also comes after a petition from the Center of Biological Diversity and a lawsuit. The Central Coast is one of the four areas that is in danger next to the Sierra Nevada foothills, North Feather River, and South Coast.

Jeff Miller, a conservation advocate at the Center stated in a press release that the frogs are an integral part to stream ecosystems along the California coast and Sierra foothills.

"This is good news for these little lemon-legged frogs, which will get protections for the most important rivers, creeks and adjacent areas where they live," Miller said.

249,942 acres will be protected from Contra Costa to western Fresno County. Fort Hunter Liggett military base in Monterey County is exempt due to their own conservation benefits.

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Sergio Berrueta

Sergio Berrueta has been in the news for quite awhile going from studying print media to entering the realm of broadcast.

Originally from Bell Gardens, California, in Southeast Los Angeles. Berrueta started his professional news career in Eureka as a newscast producer for North Coast News (now The Northstate’s News) at KAEF ABC 23 in 2022. He pivoted a year later in 2022 going from behind-the-scenes to in front of the camera as a multimedia journalist for Redwood News Channel 3 (KIEM/KVIQ) also in Eureka.

Berrueta studied journalism at Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt) earning his Bachelor’s Degree. Berrueta was a staff writer, page editor, social media manager and editor-in-chief of the university’s El Lenador, the only bilingual publication in all of Humboldt County.

Before moving to the North Coast, Berrueta had earned his Associate’s Degree at East Los Angeles College in 2019 after beginning his educational journey in 2012. He also was on staff for the ELAC’s publication, ELAC Campus News, having been a staff writer, page editor, and online editor.

Outside of news experience, Berrueta has also been in education as an AmeriCorps tutor in East Hollywood from 2017 to 2019 and served in a government role as a National Hometown Fellow for Lead for America with the City of Arcata in 2021.

When not focusing on news, Berrueta is an avid amateur cinephile having written about films in free time. He also writes poetry, attempting to get through a backlog of video games, enjoys visiting new places along the California Coast, and trying to keep up with the latest music and podcasts.

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