Tag: "salmon"
Outdoor Labs: The UC Natural Reserve System
The University of California runs a unique set of 38 pristine properties around the state for scientific research.
Post on Aug 30, 2012 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
The Good and Not-So-Good News About California Salmon
Given half a chance, salmon can not only survive, but thrive. Fortunately or unfortunately for them, they now depend on us for that chance.
Post on May 11, 2012 by Dan Brekke from QUEST Northern California
Different Deltas: Q&A with Jason Peltier of Westlands Water District
QUEST Radio Reporter Lauren Sommer interviews Jason Peltier, Deputy General Manager of Westlands Water District, a 600,000 acre agricultural district on the west side of the San Joaquin valley.
Post on May 04, 2012 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
Different Deltas: Q&A with Barry Nelson of the Natural Resources Defense Council
QUEST Radio Reporter Lauren Sommer interviews Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst with the Natural Resources Defense Council about the pressures on the Delta ecosystem and the competing plans to manage them.
Post on May 04, 2012 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
Salmon Runs, Grizzly Bear Dreams
Using grizzly bears in the Pacific Northwest as a proxy for the benefits salmon deliver to ecological communities, a new study argues that letting more salmon migrate into coastal streams will lead to downstream improvements for the ecosystem and eventually the offshore salmon catch.
Post on Apr 18, 2012 by Liza Gross from QUEST Northern California
Fantastic Voyage: The Salmon's Uphill Struggle for Survival
California's critically endangered coho salmon are at a crossroads. Hundreds of thousands of fish once returned to our streams to spawn. But dams, water diversion, and habitat destruction have pushed the coho to the brink of extinction. Without heroic habitat restoration and water conservation efforts, we may lose our storied silver fish.
Post on Feb 29, 2012 by Liza Gross from QUEST Northern California
Puget Sound Orca Poop is a 'Treasure Trove' for Researchers
Scientists are looking for clues in killer whales' aquatic droppings as they try to determine why their numbers remain so low in Puget Sound. To sniff out these floating data dumps, researchers have turned to a furry colleague named Tucker.
Post on Jul 19, 2011 by Ashley Ahearn from QUEST Northwest
The Killer Affecting Killer Whale Populations
Nothing excites whale researchers and whale fanatics more than seeing a new calf born into the pod. However, researchers have learned that calf survival rates are incredibly low, especially for the orca’s first born. The mother’s young calf often dies because of something the mother passes on to her offspring—PCBs.
Post on Jul 19, 2011 by Cathy Britt from QUEST Northwest
After Earth Day, Celebrate the Other 71% with World Oceans Day
It's time to celebrate our ocean with World Oceans Day.
Post on Jun 08, 2011 by David McGuire
Producer's Notes: California's Lost Salmon
While producing our story on these magnificent fish we had the privilege to witness the incredibly dedicated conservation fishery biologists at the Don Clausen Fish Hatchery at Lake Sonoma. Sadly, it seems that much of their work may have gone for naught.
Post on May 12, 2009 by Chris Bauer
A fishy odyssey through the delta
Talk about a wild ride. Every year, millions of fish make a strange and harrowing detour through the Skinner Fish Facility, part of the State Water Project's facilities in the Delta. In my last post, I wrote about my visit to the Banks Pumping Plant, whose giant pumps slurp water from the Delta to help [...]
Post on Jul 07, 2008 by Ann Dickinson
Where have all the salmon gone?
Run down Recent news headlines have been full of Chinook salmon, but sadly the same cannot be said of Central Valley waterways. This fall, only about 90,000 Central Valley Chinook salmon returned to their home rivers and streams to spawn, down from more than 800,000 just a few years ago. Like most salmon, Central Valley [...]
Post on Feb 28, 2008 by Ann Dickinson
