In an audit done by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) completed in July 2016 of the USDA Forest Service (FS) hazardous fuels reduction, the auditor’s office reviewed controls on selection of projects, impacts on Community Wildfires Protection … [Read more...]
STATE OF THE SIERRA NEVADA’S FORESTS
When the first State of the Sierra Nevada’s Forests report was released in 2014, conditions in the Sierra Nevada appeared to be at their worst. The Region had just experienced its largest fire in recorded history, the 2013 Rim Fire, and the trend … [Read more...]
A VOICE FROM THE SIERRA’S
By Robert Ingram There seems to be a lack of understanding of our Sierra fire evolved ecosystem. Our forests used to burn often, every seven to 15 years in the lower elevations and about four times a century in the higher elevations. Our forests … [Read more...]
TO KEEP FLOW STEADY
While it might seem strange to some, to have a Sacramento Valley Newsletter be devoted to fire, you only have to think about the millions of dollars being spent on fisheries restoration to understand how much the upper watershed health means to those … [Read more...]
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN
The much needed rain that last winter delivered was a welcome relief from the drought, but for many forests in California the rain was too little too late. Thousands of acres of forest land in California have dead and dying trees. This year’s fire … [Read more...]
22ND ANNUAL “HOT CAJUN NIGHT” DINNER, AUCTION & RAFFLE
U.S. RICE TO CHINA
Culminating years of effort, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and China’s Vice Premier Wang Yang have signed a phytosanitary protocol that will permit U.S rice imports to China. China is the world’s largest importer and consumer of rice, … [Read more...]
POINT OF VIEW
By Jake Voorhees At school, students at Duke always are baffled about why I want to be a water rights lawyer. They simply cannot believe that water is as complex and nuanced as I describe it to be. They always just associate water with what comes … [Read more...]
CVWQCB TO HOST PUBLIC OUTREACH MEETINGS
Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB) to Host Public Outreach Meetings on TMDL. The CVRWQCB will hold a public meeting on August 28, 2017 at 1:00pm at the Lakeport City Hall to discuss the extension of the deadline for the … [Read more...]
FISH OR FARMS
The headline for an article for the Charlotte Observer cries “Fish or farms? The issue is the bill that is being pushed by Southern California water users that some say will weaken enviromental laws. Others say the bill would save farms. The writer … [Read more...]
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