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The DF&W wardens have been quite active on both the Sacramento and Feather Rivers. There is a minimum size of 18 inches to keep a striper. Most fish over 18”

Even as the state weathers a megadrought, climate change is increasing the risk of catastrophic floods.

Wild River Fruit expanded its certified organic gold kiwifruit program. The third-generation company’s first block of gold kiwi was certified organic in 2018, but its limited volume has quickly sold out in recent seasons. This year, Wild River has completed a successful transition of additional maturing acreage and expects to be offering a season-long program as a complement to its organic green kiwifruit program, from October through the winter.

The Lost Sierra Route will connect Lake Tahoe with the northern Sierra Nevada. Project coordinators hope the trail will make a big impact on the region.

  We are coming out of our second consecutive dry winter. A telling consequence of this is the Feather River. It is currently at 950 cfs near Gridley where in high water years I have seen it at 30,000 during the snow melt. And we are in the irrigation season. The lower Yuba River has a higher flow at 1250 cfs, recently raised from 750. The traditional seasonal cycle for stripers has them in salt water in the summer, then migrating into the Delta during the Fall. They winter there and move up the Sacramento River system to spawn in the spring. After the spawn they head back down to the bay an...