by Lamprey | Dec 2, 2016 | FOER, News
Big Pot can come with big environmental consequences. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in lush Humboldt County, the Northern California enclave at the epicenter of California’s booming marijuana industry. The signs of pot cultivation in Humboldt are many. A...
by Lamprey | Dec 1, 2016 | groundwater, News
IN PALM SPRINGS, one of the hottest regions in California, precious groundwater has been depleted for decades to build lush golf courses, swimming pools and tract homes. Now the local American Indian tribe is pressing for a right to help manage that water. The Agua...
by Lamprey | Nov 30, 2016 | Action, FOER, News
We need your help. Under orders from the State Water Board and federal fisheries managers, the Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) is rewriting the rules that govern stream flows in the Russian River watershed. (Click here to learn more about the Fish Flows Project...
by Lamprey | Nov 20, 2016 | News
Restoring salmon in the Russian River and protecting the North Coast from oil rigs — two long-standing campaigns with broad public support — are among the goals likely to be challenged if not stifled by the sharp right turn of Donald Trump’s administration,...
by Lamprey | Nov 14, 2016 | News
Article by: Juliette Goodrich Published November 14, 2016 by CBS Bay Area Read original here. When it rains in Guerneville, people keep a close watch on the Russian River, because rising waters can flood the town. But just upstream, there’s another threat when it...