Letters to the Editor: If Camp Pendleton is to be developed, it needs to maintain its conservation efforts

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To the editor : Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, in a statement through his spokesperson, suggests that leasing portions of Camp Pendleton would “maximize value and taxpayer dollars while maintaining mission readiness and security” ( “Camp Pendleton is an oasis from SoCal urban sprawl. Feds now consider unprecedented development,” Sept. 28). This claim overlooks the environmental significance of the base, which was named the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s military conservation partner of the year in 2022 for protecting endangered species such as the arroyo toad and the coastal California gnatcatcher. Commercial development would jeopardize these preservation efforts and unde