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Sierra Institute takes samples at Indian Valley Hospital
The Sierra Institute for Community and Environment reports it initiated a Phase II environmental site assessment at the former Indian Valley Hospital in Greenville by collecting soil samples in July. After finding stained soil on the property during a Phase I ESA last year, the…

High whitewater flows return to North Fork next weekend
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. urges the public to take extra safety precautions as water flows will be higher for whitewater recreation during the weekend of Sept. 26 and 27 on a stretch of the North Fork Feather River. During the higher flows these parts of the river contains…

The Blue Line Fly Fishing Outdoors Report with Dean Growdon
By Dean Growdon Lake Almanor is a large reservoir in Plumas County, Northern California, near the town of Chester. Situated at roughly 4,500 feet in the northern Sierra Nevada, it […]

PG&E finds damage on Lake Almanor circuit after PSPS
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announces patrols found damage on a circuit near Lake Almanor that could have led to significant wildfire if the circuit hadn’t been de-energized as part of a public safety power shutoff. The PSPS program is a measure of last resort, used only when…

CDFW completes bobcat population survey
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife presents the California Bobcat Population Monitoring Project’s recent report of findings. This report shares the most extensive and comprehensive bobcat population survey ever conducted in California, and possibly anywhere in the…