The Humboldt Bay Bar is the stuff of legends. There are harrowing tales of mariners having to cross the Bar at night or during storm conditions, leading to loss of life, with many a ship foundering and capsizing in the mouth and sinking out of sight or being crushed to splinters on the jetties. The Humboldt Bay Bar is considered...
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Contaminants enter our waterways through many sources - they flow in agricultural and urban runoff, wastewater treatment effluent, and oil spills; they leach from industrial waste and the byproducts of historical mining; and they can even be deposited from the air. Scientists currently recognize that contaminants in California's San Francisco Bay-Delta are at levels high enough to seriously affect wildlife and damage the overall health...
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Earlier this morning, the Department of Water Resources held a press conference.  Here's what Acting Director Bill Croyle had to say … The feed for the press conference kicked in just after the start; Mr. Croyle was talking about how the flows on the Feather River are going to be ramped down as they prepare to bring the flows down the...
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If you haven't had the chance to take advantage of the Sierra's epic winter yet this season, you're in luck because it doesn't look like it's going anywhere soon! Whether you're hoping to find the most pristine untouched powder or simply looking for an hour of serenity in the midst of winter madness, the Sierra has dozens of off-the-beaten-path snow park...
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