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The Sierra Nevada’s elevated snowpack has been embraced by many people in the West, including farmers, who are working to bounce back from drought.

Walker Basin Conservancy is now hiring for the position of AmeriCorps Restoration Team Member Winter/Spring 2022 in Yerington. Apply today.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is requesting that anglers voluntarily avoid fishing during certain hours of the day because of drought conditions.

California on fire: Satellite imagery captures Dixie Fire, other fires scorching the Golden State FacebookTwitterEmail This screenshot of satellite video captured by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-17 satellite hovering 22,300 miles in space shows massive plumes of smoke and heat signatures from the wildfires blazing in Northern California.Courtesy of NOAA Stunning imagery captured by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s satellite 22,300 miles in space shows massive plumes of smoke and heat signatures from the wildfires blazing in Northern Califor...

Peak Fire containment reaches 87 percent Bureau of Land Management and last updated 2021-07-27 20:36:32-04 HAVILAH, Calif. (KERO) — It's been one week since the wildfire in Eastern Kern County started. With it came evacuation warnings and thousands of acres of burned land. But once again, crews have made more progress on the flames. The peak fire is now at 87 percent containment which is up from 81 percent Monday. Acres burned remains at 2,098. The fire is burning near the small community of Havilah, which is south of Lake Isabella between Walker Basin and the Kern River valley. There ar...