The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is reminding hunters that nonlead ammunition is now required statewide when hunting wild turkeys with a shotgun. The upcoming 2017 spring wild turkey season will be the first hunting season with significant participation for which nonlead shot will be required statewide. These regulations apply both to public and private lands (except for licensed...
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Crews working on widening the channel at the base of the main spillway have made significant progress towards the goal of creating enough space to allow Hyatt Power Plant to operate a full capacity.  As of this morning, approximately 427,000 cubic yards of the estimated 1.7 million cubic yards of debris have been removed.  Debris removal lowered the water level...
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Winter storms have dumped copious amounts of precipitation over much of California in the last month, causing several reservoirs to operate under flood control conditions. Recent events, such as damage to the spillway at Oroville Dam, have turned much attention to enhancing and updating California's water infrastructure. A major and controversial component of proposed infrastructure improvements is the California WaterFix (CWF). Much contention...
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