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Scenic overlook of Trinidad Bay from the Memorial Lighthouse in downtown Trinidad


 


Free Kids Fishing day recap
by Gary Heffley, MARCH 15, 2016
Bass Pond

To recap the Free Kids Fishing Day held this last Saturday at the Bass Pond in the BLM Sacramento River Bend Area two words about cover it, Windy and Rainy! In a scene not unlike Caddyshack's green side meeting of the Priest and Carl the Groundskeeper where the immortal word's.”I don't think the hard stuff has started yet”...
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Dear Salmon supporter, Our salmon runs are currently in big trouble because there’s rarely enough water for them in the Central Valley, especially in drought. Congressman John Garamendi, who in the past has supported salmon, is now threatening to introduce a bill in the US House of Representatives written by Senator Dianne Feinstein that would be very harmful to salmon.  With your help,...
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Oroville is Filling Up
by Gary Heffley, MARCH 14, 2016
Lake Oroville

Lake Oroville with the vast drainage of the Feather River Basin is also rising quickly, gaining over 14 feet of lake level in just the weekend! Thank goodness the lakes still have capacity to accept that type of inflow. Oroville is down just 74.5 feet from full pool and just under the seasonal average as of today but give it...
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Shasta on the Rise
by Gary Heffley, MARCH 14, 2016
Shasta Lake

Shasta is now just 34 feet from full pool and is continuing to rise. The lake now sits at 103% of seasonal average levels. The lake has risen dramatically since the first of the year. Lake level at January 1, was 920.23 feet with full pool at 1067 feet. That is 146.77 feet from the top. Today 34 feet, a...
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What a difference some rain makes
by Gary Heffley, MARCH 14, 2016


While I am not the hydrology expert or climatologist declaring the drought is over, the eye test of driving over the Pit River Bridge on Highway 5 and looking down on a rapidly rising Lake Shasta produced a huge grin during a driving rain storm yesterday morning. It took both hands to handle the gusting winds and windshield wipers...
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2016 Salmon Season Proposals Released
by John McManus, MARCH 14, 2016


San Francisco – The Pacific Fisheries Management Council released three alternative ocean salmon fishing seasons that portend heavy restrictions to come.  Salmon fishing areas off the California coast will offer less time, with weeks of shutdown in the middle of the season likely for most fishermen. The in-season closures are being proposed to avoid damaging lower than average stocks of...
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