An anonymous band of artists paints a huge pair of scissors and a long dotted line on obsolete Matilija Dam near Ojai. The message? Tear the thing down already. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 19, 2011 By Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times If life imitated art, Read more…
The destruction of Washington state’s Elwha Dam gets underway. The removal of the dam and a companion will allow salmon to swim upriver for the first time in a century. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 17, 2011 By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Port Read more…
Even Formula 409 has proven ineffective at destroying the New Zealand mudsnail, an asexually reproducing invasive species that poses a threat to steelhead restoration efforts and native creatures. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, March 30, 2010 They’re nearly always pregnant, like the mythical tribbles of “Star Trek” Read more…
Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 28, 2009 from the Washington Post Washington — Interior Department officials ignored key scientific findings when they limited water flows in the Grand Canyon to optimize generation of electric power there, risking damage to the ecology of the spectacular landmark, according Read more…
In the best of times, the desert’s a tough place for a fish. At Devil’s Hole, times have been better. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 6, 2006. By Louis Sahagun, Times Staff Writer SHOSHONE, Calif. — The imperiled Devil’s Hole pupfish, which has been clinging to Read more…