The Sacramento Bee reported on the ongoing California drought bill talks. Apparently it didn’t go well: Angry California Republicans threw in the towel late Thursday, conceding that a California water bill that had divided the state was dead for the year. In...
The above graph – and one below – shows a promising El Niño-inspired snowpack in the Sierras, which not only bodes well for skiers as Ski Curbed points out, but it’s a welcome relief for drought-stricken California as rainstorms have swept through both...
The following is courtesy of Keep America Fishing: California Salmon need your help. Four years of drought have caused huge problems for California salmon runs. A new bill, looking to fix this situation, has been introduced in the U.S. Senate. However,...
Really interesting read by Yale Enviornment 360 on the growing process of flooding Central California rice fields to rear what is becoming a drought-threatening population of Pacific salmon. Here’s an excerpt from writer Jacques Leslie: In 2012 Cal Marsh & Farm Ventures...
From the California Department of Fish and Wildlife The salmon ladder at Nimbus Hatchery in Rancho Cordova will open Monday, Nov. 2, signaling the start of the spawning season on the American River. California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) hatchery...
Depressing story from the Sacramento Bee on the expected projections of winter juvenile salmon run in the Sacramento River. Here are detils from reporters Ryan Sabalow and Dale Kasle: For the second straight year, huge numbers of juvenile winter-run...
