The California Department of Fish and Wildlife will be hosting three Free Kids Fishing Days at Mt Shasta Fish Hatchery this summer. The events will be held on Saturdays, June 15, July 6 and August 17. This will come as great news for many, as the events had been suspended at this location for the past few years.  The Mt...
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All across America boating season has begun. With some help from the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water, here are six ways boaters can help keep waters clean and be good environmental stewards all summer long. Cleaning and waxing: When making your boat sparkle, understand that some general cleaning soaps may have harmful chemicals, so consider using alternate cleaning methods.  You’d be surprised,...
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Kenny Priest/For the Times-Standard “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Had Benjamin Franklin lived on the North Coast, he may have edited his famous quote to include king salmon out of Eureka. The season is only a few days old, but Eureka once again looks like the place to be if you want to...
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Setting up a protected area is only the beginning of a long-term conservation effort. An ongoing commitment is needed to ensure that the area is truly protected, and to determine whether the conservation effort is working. A wealth of resources has been developed to monitor and assess the effectiveness of terrestrial and marine protected areas, but few options exist for those wishing to...
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More snow, more snow, sunny, more snow, more snow, more snow, sunny – then snow and more snow today. With the cold temps, we were down to 8 degrees with the wind chill thus the Lake is still empty up front – the run-off just can’t seem to get started.   Called SCE to get the official reason about why they took...
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Our first time up here and we'll definitely be back. We struck out Saturday morning but were successful Saturday and Sunday afternoon using a red devil and a fire tiger spoon. Caught a total of 5 fish over the two days. ...
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