§ 8701 Public Environmental Land Stewardship

Education Code·California

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•Everyone should learn about how to take care of the land and environment.
•Working together, people can fix land that has been hurt by bad use.
•Good planning can make cities nicer and more balanced in the future.

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A group of neighbors notices that a nearby empty lot is full of trash and old tires.

They can work together to clean it up, plant trees, and turn it into a small park. This helps fix the land and makes their neighborhood better.

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§ 8701 Public Environmental Land Stewardship

The Legislature further finds and declares that an informed public working for the common environmental good through its democratic institutions at all educational and professional levels and among all interested private parties can break the chain of destructive land use, restore land which has been improperly abused, and build balance and beauty into our cities of the future. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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California Legislature. Education Code. Section 8701.

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