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Stealing Water from Salmon?

 |  Feb 22, 2010

Recently, the scarcity of water in California’s west valley has forced court-ordered sanctions to divvy up the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta–an event that lead to the forced closure of a … Read more

Corporate Farming to Trump Saving Salmon?

 |  Feb 21, 2010

What’s Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) up to? Under pressure from Stewart Resnick, billionaire corporate farmer & major campaign donor, Feinstein is attempting to put a legislative limit on how much … Read more

Time for a Salmon Plan That Works

 |  Aug 3, 2009

The salmon and steelhead that return to the Columbia and Snake Rivers are like no other fish in the world.  They migrate nearly 1,000 miles, connecting coastal and river communities … Read more

Disastrous Drop in California Salmon

 |  Mar 26, 2008

Disturbing news from the California coast: Federal fisheries managers on Friday took the initial step toward imposing what could be the strictest limits ever on West Coast salmon fishing amid … Read more

Wherever You Live, Changing Climate is Shifting Spring

 |  Mar 20, 2008

The Associated Press has a great roundup the local impacts of a delayed spring thanks to climate change: The capital’s famous cherry trees are primed to burst out in a … Read more

Endangered Species Act Rewrite Could Change Wildlife Protections

 |  Mar 30, 2007

News broke recently that the federal government is considering a major rewrite of one of America’s most important conservation laws, the Endangered Species Act, with all indications pointing to a … Read more

Get Outta Here Invasives!

 |  May 9, 2006

Having just relocated to Virginia from Juneau, Alaska, I have to admit that I know next to nothing about the invasive species present here. In Alaska, the worry is that … Read more