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Mt. Shasta looms over the Pit and Fall Rivers
Protecting California's Medicine Lake Highlands
Nestled within three national forests, these water-rich, geologically unique lands demand greater protections
Logjam on the Salmon River, OR
Momentum grows for new thinking about river restoration
An unconventional gathering helped spur ideas to speed the pace and scale of river restoration projects across the West
clear lake hitch
The fight for an invisible fish
I became a plaintiff in a lawsuit for the Clear Lake hitch — a fish I’ve never seen. As the species quickly disappears, how much longer will it swim the waters of California?
Lake Powell, seen half full in this 2014 Landsat satellite image. Today, Lake Powell is considerably lower, hitting its lowest recorded levels
Fly fishing through a western drought
Navigating yet another devastating drought year on tap for the American west
trimming fly pattern
Untying
I don’t tie flies, but when the situation calls for it, I have no hesitation in untying
iron gate dam - klamath river
Born with this
The last days of the Klamath River dams
pacific ocean kelp forest california
Do Marine Protected Areas make a difference?
A new study suggests that MPAs can yield significant benefits for regional fisheries
John C. Boyle dam on the Klamath River
The largest dam removal project in history is set to move forward, again
A newly reached agreement aims to alleviate regulators' concerns and allow Klamath River dam removal as soon as 2023
Los Angeles River
Oasis
What is the marking of time, but a way to spend it?
camp fire from space
Fixing what ails our forests
For the communities—and fish—that depend on them
north umpqua wild and scenic river
The new front in the war on public lands
Congress' latest, shameless handout to big business is one you probably haven’t heard of
mako shark fishing los angeles
Video: 24 hours in L.A.
Carp, bass and even mako shark, all in one day in the city of angels
alcatraz prison bars
Prison fishing
Life without privilege
iron gate dam protest klamath river
States, Feds to circumvent Congress, push forward Klamath dam removals
The nation's largest-ever dam removal project to proceed under new agreement
The upper Truckee in California (photo: Steven Benes).
On state and trout
Trinity River BigfootT
Half-pounders in Sasquatch country
"I want to report a bigfoot encounter."
Golden Trout
Liquid Gold Needs Your Support
California's McCloud River
The McCloud River: Enough is Enough
Trinity River in California
Guides Ask for Halt to Trinity River Restoration Efforts