Restoration of the San Joaquin River

Jon Fromer Video on Jul 20, 2010 by from
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Flowing 330 miles from the Sierras to the delta, the San Joaquin River is California's second longest river. It once boasted one of the state's great salmon runs. But since the construction of Friant Dam near Fresno in the 1940s, most of the San Joaquin's water has been siphoned off to farmland in the Central Valley. Now, after years of lawsuits, a new effort to restore the river is offering hope that fish and farmers can co-exist.

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  • CBASS

    Great video

  • Fresno

    Roll on mighty San Joaquin River. Tear down friant dam.

  • Ktk

    why are the salmon blocked from swimming up the merced river so that they would have to swim up the san joaquin river only? it may be beneficial for re-establishing salmon on the sj river, yet sacrifices the natural flora/fauna of the merced. it would appear that the merced is being harmed. i lived on the merced for 15 yrs. it was heartbreaking to see the nets up, diverting the salmon away from their true destination.