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Fishermen likely to see limited salmon season
Peter Fimrite, Chronicle Staff Writer ___________________________________ The Human Cost of the Salmon Crisis
By Dick Pool Fair play for California's salmon and fishermen
by Zeke Grader, Director, PCFFA March 11, 2010 -- I grew up in Ft. Bragg, a small fishing town on California's North Coast. More accurately, Ft. Bragg was a salmon fishing town -- the fishermen would bring in Dungeness crab, albacore and rock cod as the... (Continued on line at the San Francisco Chronicle) Mono Lake's unhealthy dust linked to L.A. water diversion
March 11, 2010 -- Some of the highest concentrations of dust ever recorded in North America occurred last fall at Mono Lake, one of the most scenic landscapes in California. (Continued on-line at the Sacramento Bee) ___________________________________ Right-wing media eagerly spread absurd claim that Obama plans to "ban sport fishing"
March 10, 2010 -- Following the lead of an ESPNOutdoors.com opinion writer, who provided no evidence for his claim that a federal strategy "could prohibit U.S. citizens from fishing," right-wing blogs have advanced the... (Continued on-line at MediaMatters) _______________________________________ Water infrastructure, but for whose benefit
by Peter Gleick, President, Pacific Institute March 10, 2010 -- Part of the debate about water in the Western US, and California in particular, always revolves around whether, where, and how to build new dams. After all, that's how we tried to solve our past water problems -- just build another dam. (Continued on-line at the San Francisco Chronicle) Who’s running the Delta Stewardship Council?
By KATY GRIMES Delta oversight panel already being undermined, lawmakers fear
By Alex Breitler March 10, 2010 -- Appointments to a new council overseeing the Delta are coming "very, very soon," the Schwarzenegger administration said Tuesday. (Continued on-line at the Stockton Record) ____________________________________ Editorial: Water policy should be comprehensive
March 10, 2010 -- Sacramento lawmakers are preparing to take action to prevent water transfers from agriculture users to urban users. A bill in the Legislature would prevent sale of water from an ag user to an urban user for a contract that lasts more than 10 years. (Continued on-line at the Visalia Times-Delta) ___________________________________ Long way to go for water bond until November ballot
By Rose Creasman March 9, 2010 -- Some of the most heated debates in California's water wars revolve around the Bay Delta.California might need to find a different solution to its water problems, if poll results showing voter support of the proposed $11 billion water bond are any indication. (Continued on-line at the San Diego News) _______________________________________ More Kettleman birth defect cases revealed
March 9, 2010 -- After being pressured by activists, state health officials are now acknowledging that more birth-defect cases have come to light for Kettleman City, reporting at least three cases from 2009 and one case this year. (Continued on-line at the Hanford Sentinel) ____________________________________ Water Talks to cover Klamath Settlement Agreements
March 9, 2010 -- California Trout will host a panel titled “Water Talks: The Basics of the Klamath Settlement Agreements” on Thursday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at Lalo’s restaurant banquet room, 520 North Mount Shasta Blvd. in Mount Shasta. (Continued on-line at the Siskiyou Daily News) _______________________________________ Wolk slams business as usual Delta management
by Dan Bacher March 9, 2010 -- State Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) strongly criticized the Department of Water Resources and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Bay Delta Conservation Plan for moving "full speed ahead" on the path to the construction of a peripheral... (Continued) _________________________________________ Southern California water company official appointed to new Delta water agency
March 9, 2010 -- A member of the board of directors of Southern California's largest water wholesaler is the first person appointed to a new agency in charge of the Delta ecosystem and water. (Continued on-line at the Contra Costa Times) Another water project could divide the state
by Bettina Boxall March 9, 2010 -- San Joaquin Valley farmers hope for $3.3-billion dam and reservoir at Temperance Flat, but they need help paying for it. (Continued on-line at the L.A. Times) Science and Policymaking: Spin on science can lead to mischief and extinction
by Rod Fujita in Bay Delta, Fisheries, Legal Issues, Rod Fujita is Senior Scientist and Director, Ocean Innovations, for EDF. The National Research Council Reviews Biological Opinions Designed to Protect Endangered Fish Species March 8, 2010 -- On March 15th, the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences will issue an important report. It will detail the NRC’s evaluation of the science that has been used to determine how...(Continued on-line at EDF) Wildlife officials haze, kill sea lions feasting on endangered salmon in Pacific Northwest
By Abby Haight (Associated Press) March 8, 2010 -- Wildlife officials have tried everything to keep sea lions from eating endangered salmon, dropping bombs that explode under water and firing rubber bullets and bean bags from shotguns and boats. Now they... (Continued on-line at the L.A. Times) _______________________________________
Delta water plan forum Wednesday
March 8, 2010 -- The Delta Water Plan and the Bay Delta Conservation Plan will be the topic of discussion during a forum hosted by the Northern Sacramento Valley Water Forum. (Continued on-line at the Red Bluff Daily News) ___________________________________________ Corporate Agribusiness Giant Goes Rogue
by Dan Bacher March 8, 2010 -- Westlands Water District, the largest water district in the nation, has "gone rogue," quitting the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), according to the Planning and Conservation League's "PCL Insider" published on March... (Continued) _________________________________________ Feinstein and Westlands – who’s running whom?
By Felice Pace March 7, 2010 -- There has been an interesting development in the ongoing story of Big Ag v fish in the Great Central Valley of California. Back in January HCN featured an article by Matt Jenkins on that conflict and in particular... (Continued on-line at High Country News) ______________________________________ Delta property survey cases will stay in S.J.
By Alex Breitler March 7, 2010 -- Delta landowners who refuse to let the state survey for a peripheral canal or tunnel will have their cases bundled together and heard in San Joaquin County, a judge ruled Friday. (Continued on-line at the Stockton Record) _________________________________________ Water forums kick off
By Jennie Rodriguez March 7, 2010 -- The state's plan to preserve fish species in the Delta and convey water southbound from Northern California were hot topics at the first in a series of water forums geared to reach San Joaquin County Latinos. (Continued on-line at the Stockton Record) _________________________________________ Editorial: The tale of two rivers
March 7, 2010 -- It seems like the most absurd of situations -- especially considering that water wars have been a part of the Californian political landscape since its earliest days as a state. (Continued on-line at the Eureka Times-Standard) _____________________________________ Klamath RiverKeeper asks for your help in saving California's Coho salmon from extinction
March 7, 2010 -- An alarming new report from the California Department of Fish & Game (CDFG) states that if restoration actions are not taken "quickly" on the Shasta River, the Shasta's coho salmon could go extinct. (Continued) ______________________________________ Stuart Leavenworth: Feinstein says she's no Westlands 'shill,' but ...
By Stuart Leavenworth, Editorial page editor sleavenworth@sacbee.com Sunday, Mar.ch 7, 2010 - You know you've struck a nerve with an editorial when, on the very next business day, California's senior senator rings you on the telephone. (Continued on-line at the Sacramento Bee) Snow Water Content 107% of Normal - But the "Drought" Continues?
by Dan Bacher March 7, 2010 -- The snow survey conducted by the State Department of Water Resources (DWR) on March 3 indicated that water content in California's mountain snowpack is 107 percent of normal for the date, making the state water supply outlook much... (Continued) ___________________________________ New visions for the Delta: A national park, perhaps?
By Matt Weiser mweiser@sacbee.com Saturday, March 6, 2010 - The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is one of the world's unique landscapes, but unless you own a boat or part of an island, its natural wonders are simply hard to access...(Continued on line at the Sacramento Bee) North Coast Enviros Blast MLPA as Evidence of Corruption Emerges
by Dan Bacher _________________________________________ Regulators to monitor Russian River frost diversions
By Bob Norberg March 5, 2010 -- With bud break expected next week and the need for frost protection looming, state and federal regulators will be closely watching North Coast grapegrowers to make sure there is no repeat of previous fish kills. (Continued on-line at the Santa Rosa Press Democrat) _______________________________________ Conservation group challenges PG&E, seeks more water for Eel River
By John Driscoll March 4, 2010 -- A conservation group is looking to the state to significantly cut back on the diversion of Eel River water to the Russian River in what it says is a last-ditch effort to save crashing salmon and steelhead runs. (Continued on-line at the Eurkea Times-Standard) _________________________________________ Opinion: Arguments against a river don't hold water
By Lois Henry ____________________________________ BayNature magazine offers organizations free copies of its new publication on the past and future of the Delta
March 4, 2010 -- It’s the subject of countless white papers, editorials, and legislative debates; it’s at the heart of California’s endless water wars; and its future depends in part on the outcome of a measure on the November 2010 state ballot. But how well do... (Continued) _____________________________________ Westlands Seeks Permit to Use California Aqueduct As A Sewer!
by Dan Bacher March 3, 2010 -- Every time that you think that corporate agribusiness can't stoop any lower than they have already in their campaign to destroy imperiled fish populations and fishing jobs, they always manage to reach a new low in their race to the bottom. (Continued) _______________________________________
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