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The $9 Billion Reservoir That Would Pull Water From the Sacramento River Is Officially a Go

State regulators approved the permit for Sites Reservoir, a 1.5 million acre-foot project tribes and salmon advocates fought ...
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They Tore Out an 8-Foot Dam on a Mendocino County Creek. The Coho Salmon Came Back Within a Year.

An abandoned 8-foot hatchery dam on Cedar Creek blocked salmon for nearly 60 years. CalTrout removed it in 2022, and juvenile coho showed up the next summer.
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Humboldt Sheriff Wants the Names of Every Fisherman Lost at Sea, Even From Decades Ago

Humboldt investigators found that mariners lost at sea were never entered in missing person databases. They want families to ...
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A $10 Permit Gets You a Cut-Your-Own Christmas Tree in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Cut your own Christmas tree in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest for $10. Permits are on sale online and at Redding and ...
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The State Water Board Finally Put the Trinity River on the Agenda, Sort Of

California's new Bay-Delta Plan includes a promised workshop on Trinity River flows and temperatures after tribal testimony.
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Wild Bees Are Now Helping Decide What Gets Planted in the Drained Klamath Reservoirs

Six bee hotels in the drained Klamath reservoirs are giving biologists DNA-level data on pollinators, and one finding already ...
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Family of Hiker Killed in Arcata Community Forest Attack Wants a Law in His Name

Nine months after the Arcata Community Forest attack, Bill Spenceley’s family wants his name attached to new public safety ...