Neighbors face drought conditions in eastern Shasta County and elsewhereThe lack of water had dried up a storage pond (shown in the photo) at Beaver Creek Ranch near McArthur. With near constant rain and Lake Shasta filling to the brim, it might have been hard last winter and spring for Redding residents to believe that their neighbors to the north and east received very little rainfall. “We’re really in a drought,” said Pat Oilar, a rancher in the McArthur area whose family also has property a few miles to the north in Modoc County. (Redding Record Searchlight - 08/13/2010) 
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Marysville Appeal-Democrat - 08/03/2010
California Watch - 08/01/2010
Chico Enterprise-Record - 05/17/2010
Sacramento Bee - 05/17/2010
Redding Record Searchlight - 05/10/2010
First fall-run chinook salmon fishing since '07 expected to be OK'dWhen salmon return from the ocean this fall for their age-old spawning drama, American River anglers may well get their first chance in three years to welcome them back. That hook-and-line connection between man and fish has been banned since 2007 to protect the fall-run chinook salmon amid an unprecedented population decline. While the causes of the decline remain unclear, the ban apparently helped. This year's run is projected to surge back, and on Wednesday the California Fish and Game Commission is expected to approve limited salmon fishing again in the American, Feather and Sacramento rivers. (Sacramento Bee - 04/20/2010)
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Marysville Appeal-Democrat - 05/17/2010
Sacramento Bee - 05/11/2010
New York Times - 03/22/2010
Fresno Bee - 02/02/2010
Contra Costa Times - 11/21/2009
Science panel says Delta pumping restrictions are justified in CaliforniaWater restrictions need more study, report says A high-level science panel Friday concluded that federal rules that limit water diversions from the Delta to protect endangered fish are "scientifically justified," dealing a blow to south state water interests that had hoped the review would punch holes in the rules. (Sacramento Bee - 03/22/2010)
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Grass Valley Union - 08/12/2010
Chico News & Review - 08/12/2010
Chico Enterprise-Record - 02/04/2010
Marysville Appeal-Democrat - 02/03/2010
Chico Enterprise-Record - 02/03/2010
Yolo Bypass sees flood of wildlife activityThere's a whole unique food web that happens out in the floodplain. The Yolo Bypass is a migratory interchange for man and beast. That's especially so in a flood. "There's a whole unique food web that happens out in the floodplain," said Ted Sommer, a fisheries biologist and program manager at the Calif. Dept. of Water Resources. The flood triggered a bloom of tiny plants, called phytoplankton, which are food for tiny aquatic animals called zooplankton. These, in turn, create a rich buffet for fish. (Sacramento Bee - 02/04/2010)
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Sacramento Bee - 08/16/2010
Sacramento Bee - 08/16/2010
Sacramento Bee - 08/13/2010
Woodland Daily Democrat - 08/10/2010
Marysville Appeal-Democrat - 08/10/2010
