Monthly Archives: July 2008

Letter to Editor Regarding Syar’s Permit Extension

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Larry

FYI, Mining moonscape EDITOR: It’s wonderful to see The Press Democrat editorial get it right on an important Russian River issue (“Flashback”). Gravel mining below Healdsburg has removed millions of tons of gravel from the riparian corridor. Much of the … Continue reading →

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ON THE Russian RIVER: Oh, no! It’s Low-Flow…. again!

Posted on July 28, 2008 by admin

by Don McEnhill GROSS! – Low flow in the River, with a concentration of runoff nutrients our yard loves (such as nitrogen and phosphorous), is heaven for algae. Here we go, it’s deja-vu all over again this summer with another … Continue reading →

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Phosphorous Nailed as Culprit U of A’s Schindler studied lake algae for 37 years

Posted on July 28, 2008 by admin

Ed Struzik, The Edmonton Journal 2008 EDMONTON – This is the time of year every cottage owner in Alberta both loves and loathes. The love affair is with the lakeside cabin that offers refuge from the hustle and bustle and … Continue reading →

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Schwarzenegger Pushes to Build New Dams While an Unlikely Coalition Battles to Tear Down Existing Ones

Posted on July 21, 2008 by admin

By Dan Bacher Illustration by Jed Alexander A silent storm sweeping across Northern California has figuratively turned gravity on its head lately as an unlikely coalition of commercial fishermen, American Indian tribes, environmentalists and farmers battle billionaire Warren Buffett in … Continue reading →

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Kayaking the Klamath while dodging the dams

Posted on July 21, 2008 by admin

Writers on the Range – by Tyler Williams The Klamath is a 300-mile-long waterway traveling from Oregon’s Cascade Mountains to the Pacific Ocean in Northern California. Once, it was the third-most productive salmon fishing river in North America. Today, Klamath … Continue reading →

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Sonoma County Launches Public Map Website

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Larry

County Launches Public Map Website on July 1 Sonoma County’s Permit and Resource Management Department (PRMD) announced today it will make its land development maps available to the public on-line beginning July 1. The new ActiveMap geographic information system, which … Continue reading →

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Daylighting Creeks in Sebastopol’s Northeast Plan

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Larry

If the ‘design’ of Zimpher Creek and other possible daylighted creeks running thru this project were to include a role as bioswales / biofiltration “created wetlands” for urban runoff – from car washes, garden and landscape irrigation, and perhaps some … Continue reading →

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County Launches Public Map Website on July 1

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Larry

County Launches Public Map Website on July 1 Sonoma County’s Permit and Resource Management Department (PRMD) announced today it will make its land development maps available to the public on-line beginning July 1. The new ActiveMap geographic information system, which … Continue reading →

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Graton wetlands violated Atascadero dredging haulted by agencies; damages being weighed

Posted on July 14, 2008 by admin

by George Snyder Sonoma West Staff Writer Graton – A Marin County contractor who allegedly did excavation work in an Atascadero Creek wetland without permits could face fines and potential criminal court action, according to state officials. The work, which … Continue reading →

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EPA Dropped Wetlands Cases After High Court Ruling

Posted on July 14, 2008 by admin

by: The Associated Press, July 7, 2008 Washington – The Bush administration didn’t pursue hundreds of potential water pollution cases after a 2006 Supreme Court decision that restricted the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate seasonal streams and wetlands. From … Continue reading →

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