Protecting Our Environment
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) made the following statement in anticipation of the 20th anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) received the Friend of the National Parks Award from the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) for his commitment to preserving America’s national parks for future generations.
“I am honored by the National Parks Conservation Association’s award, and I thank them. I will continue to work hard to protect our treasured national parks and natural space,” said Sherman.
SHERMAN OAKS, CA – Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) and other colleagues made recommendations to the National Park Service in response to the proposed alternatives for the Rim of the Valley Corridor Special Resources Study.
Congressman Sherman receives the Original Rain Gauge (July 1, 1949) as a gift from Jason Finely, Director of the Pierce College Weather Station, for helping secure the federal grant to upgrade and modernize the oldest weather station in the country
Sherman Oaks, CA – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) proudly announced that California State Parks is restoring sections of the Backbone Trail in Topanga State Park using federal funds he secured for trail improvements along the 65-mile Backbone Trail. The Backbone Trail, portions of which are owned by the National Park Service and California State Parks, traverses the Santa Monica Mountains from Pacific Palisades to Point Mugu.
CALABASAS, CA – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) joined former Congressman Tony Beilenson, as well as federal, state and local park officials to celebrate the grand opening of the Anthony C. Beilenson Visitor Center at King Gillette Ranch in the heart of the Santa Monica Mountains.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) announced that the Obama Administration included $2.4 million in its Fiscal Year 2013 Budget to acquire and protect up to 238 acres of pristine land in Zuma and Trancas Canyons in the Santa Monica Mountains. The project was one of six nationwide land acquisition priorities in the budget and the only project in California.
Earns 100% Rating From Planned Parenthood, NARAL, HRC, Sierra Club & Brady Campaign
Washington DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D – Sherman Oaks, CA) released a series of statements regarding his work in Congress on the following issues: safeguarding reproductive freedom, protecting the environment, controlling guns, preventing discrimination against the LGBT community and protecting civil liberties.
Congressman Sherman has earned a 100 percent rating from the following organizations:
(1) Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) proudly announced that the National Park Service has acquired one of the last three remaining parcels of land necessary to complete the 65-mile Backbone Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Sherman was instrumental in securing the federal funding used to acquire the five acre "Kee" Property along the popular trail near the Los Angeles/Ventura County Line.