by Lamprey | Nov 14, 2016 | News
Article by: Jim Robbins Published November 14, 2016 by The New York Times Read original here. MISSOULA, Mont. — They are beautiful, glistening icons of the West, filled with life and history. But there is far more to mountain rivers, scientists are learning, than the...
by Lamprey | Nov 13, 2016 | News
Article by: Ryan Sabalow & Dale Kasler Published November 13, 2016 by The Sacramento Bee Read original here. An hour north of Sacramento, in a ghost town tucked into a remote mountain valley, California is poised to build a massive new reservoir – a water project...
by Lamprey | Nov 12, 2016 | News
New fish passage opens 11.2 miles of prime habitat for endangered salmon that had been blocked for decades. Salmon conservation achieved a major victory this October as construction finished on a fish passage and stream restoration project in Mill Creek, California....
by Lamprey | Nov 11, 2016 | News
A major federal court decision requires reassessment of four dams on the Lower Snake River in Washington, and may set a precedent for others. The dams block access to some 5,500 miles of historic salmon spawning. ALMOST FROM THE moment they were completed in 1975,...
by Lamprey | Nov 10, 2016 | News
California’s drought is forcing farmers across the state to squeeze the most out of every last drop of water, but what if it was possible to grow a bountiful crop with no water at all? One local winery is doing just that, with a centuries-old technique enjoying a...
