Join Lori Wear for a discussion of the History of the Tule Elk Reserve. Join Zoom Meeting https://ports-ca.zoom.us/j/95045480635?pwd=TXVOUTVlV1p6ZUlMTFo2WFBUMlBDdz09 Meeting ID: 950 4548 0635 Passcode: parks Kern County has a long historical association with tule elk and the Tule Elk State Natural Reserve. The tule elk, endemic to California, were nearly eradicated by the 1870s due to competition with herds of Spanish livestock, commercial hunting during the Gold Rush, and loss of habitat due to agriculture. A small herd of tule…