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Ringside: AB 460 Hands Water Bureaucrats Even More Power

September 12, 2024 2:55 amSeptember 12, 2024 6:26 am

Siskiyou and Modoc counties have a combined population of 52,700 people and combined area of 10,227 miles. That’s less than the population of Yucaipa in a territory the size of Massachusetts. It’s a big place with almost no political clout. That’s why back...

Ringside: Salmon Restoration Must Address Bass Predators

June 20, 2024 2:45 amJune 20, 2024 2:46 am

As reported in the Fresno Bee earlier this week, “More than 20,000 San Joaquin Valley residents could be left high and dry, literally, by Sacramento politicians intent on using $17.5 million that had paid for water trucked to their homes to help...

Klamath River: And The Award Goes To…

March 11, 2024 3:44 pmNovember 18, 2024 12:26 am

The first annual “River of Death” award goes to the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (‘KRRC’) and its CEO Mark Bransom. Let’s face it, it really takes a lot to kill-off an entire aquatic ecosystem, and in the process, contaminate the Klamath River to...

California Bans Salmon Fishing For Entire 2023 Season

March 14, 2023 2:33 amMarch 14, 2023 2:34 am

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced on Monday that salmon fishing in California would be banned for the 2023 season due to a dwindling population. Professional fishermen are concerned this agency order will be the end for...

The Biggest Untold Reason for the Decline of Salmon

February 7, 2023 6:30 amFebruary 8, 2023 7:14 am

As Californians dig out from several major storms just since December, major reservoirs in the state are already filled to within 86 and 104 percent of their historical average for this date, and the Sierra snowpack sits at 205 percent of normal. With additional precipitation...

Despite More Water Flows, California’s Coho Salmon Spawning Numbers Plummet

January 13, 2020 7:14 amJanuary 13, 2020 2:39 pm

“Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.” The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. 1797–98 Despite higher water flows, biologists are reporting some of the worst spawning numbers in nearly...

Californians Face Residential Water Rationing Next Year Following Record 2019 Snowpack

May 8, 2019 3:24 pmMay 9, 2019 7:28 am

Nearly one year ago, then-Gov. Jerry Brown signed a pair of bills creating permanent residential water rationing standards throughout the state of California. Senate Bill 606 by Sen. Bob Hertzberg (D-Los Angeles), and AB 1668 by Assemblywoman Laura Friedman (D-Glendale),...