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The Southern Steelhead Trout are so rare they are hardly spotted anymore because Southern California rivers are damned up and channelized.

The resale company Articles in Common is “like a Depop and Etsy, but for the outdoors” and founded right here in L.A.

Sediment flowing down the Klamath River from dam removal prompted officials in Siskiyou County, California, to declare an emergency last week over water quality.

The Los Angeles River worked exactly how it was supposed to in the latest storms, but with climate change and extreme weather, Southern California will have to grapple with keeping flood defenses strong while dealing with ecological and environmental concerns.

The Los Angeles River worked exactly how it was supposed to in the latest storms, but with climate change and extreme weather, Southern California will have to grapple with keeping flood defenses strong while dealing with ecological and environmental concerns.

As four aging hydroelectric dams are demolished, tribes and communities along the Klamath River wait anxiously to see what the future holds. “Once a river is dammed, is it damned forever?” experts ask. Story from @CalMatters.

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Whether it’s the high-pitched squawk of a dramatically gray, black and white Clark’s nutcracker at Mammoth Lakes, Calif., or the fairy tale music of a Swainson’s thrush singing from your garden bird feeder, these sounds are as varied as human voices — and there’s a charm to studying them on your own, using your smartphone or more complicated recording equipment.

If you were old enough to buy CDs in the ’90s, you might remember listening stations at superstores that featured music by some of nature’s noisiest creatures: birds. These CDs blended classical music like Brahms’ lullaby with the plaintive call of a loon, or smooth jazz coupled with the howls of wolves (“Jazz Wolf,” anyone? It was a 1993 classic). Sometimes the composers even threw in a frog ribbit or cricket chirp.

Recording nature sounds is a way to capture memories, stay interested while hiking and help researchers — and you can do it with your phone. Tips for the best results.