Category: People Stories
It doesn’t require a hero to do something heroic! There is great merit even in small acts of water-mindfulness — because of the acts themselves and because of the kind of people it makes us. —H2O IQ editor
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Kindergarteners release trout into Feather River
Photo: Kindergarteners observe steelhead trout recently at Butte Vista Elementary School in Yuba City. Standing on the boat ramp at 80 Second St. in Yuba City, two kindergarten classes at Butte Vista Elementary School released steelhead trout into the Feather River last week. Suzanne Price, a kindergarten teacher at Butte Vista Elementary, said she started…
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Navy Whistleblower Pursued Fraud Case Against Red Hill Contractors, Unsealed Documents Show
Photo: Prior to the fuel leaks at Red Hill in 2021, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Shannon Bencs raised concerns with her superiors about the lines that ran through the underground facility’s tunnels. Newly unsealed court records show she subsequently filed a False Claims Act case against contractors responsible for maintaining, inspecting and repairing many of those…
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CDFW Biologist Honored Following Historic Salmon Reintroduction Project
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has recognized a CDFW senior environmental scientist for his role in the historic effort to return endangered winter-run Chinook salmon to the McCloud River for the first time since construction of the Shasta Dam in the 1940s. Matt Johnson, CDFW’s fisheries supervisor for the winter-run Chinook salmon reintroduction…
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Dr. Laurel Larsen’s stint tackling the wicked problems ends
An Interview with Dr. Laurel Larsen, the Delta Stewardship Council’s Former Lead Scientist Since the turn of the century, there has been a Delta Lead Scientist. Created in the year 2000 under the bygone program CALFED, the post signaled a new resolve: to give science a voice in the circles governing Delta affairs. Since 2009 the…
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These tribal leaders are water pioneers — and 2023 Arizonans of the Year
Photo: President Joe Biden talks with Colorado River Indian Tribes Chairwoman Amelia Flores (center), August 8, 2023, at the historic Red Butte Airfield near Tusayan, Arizona. Opinion: Arizona tribal leaders are filling prominent seats at the water negotiation table, and at just the right time for our state. The Colorado River Indian Tribes and Gila…
