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Merced NWR interpretive event set for Saturday
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (143+ words) Join a refuge representative at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge Saturday at 4:45 p.m. for an interpretive event featuring the evening sandhill crane fly-in. Join a refuge representative at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge Saturday at 4:45 p.m. for an interpretive event featuring the…...
Foggy winter days linger around Turlock
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (296+ words) Traveling around the area on Thursday and Friday was risky business as the tule fog returned with a vengeance in the Valley and, according to the National Weather Service, will stick around through the weekend and into next week. Visibility…...
Late December storms deliver much-needed snowpack and water supply for California
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (272+ words) The results are welcome news for water managers who rely on the statewide snow surveys to make water supply decisions for the year ahead. California's statewide snowpack had been lacking in early December with above-average temperatures and very little storm…...
Challenges, opportunities presented at Small Farm Tech Expo
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (598+ words) The Small Farm Tech Expo brought researchers, farmers, university students and even a group from a Modesto elementary school to UC Merced to talk about agriculture technology and how it can best help those who grow the world's food. Sponsored…...
Turlock records rainiest three-day period in decades
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (190+ words) The 2025-26 water year is off to a good start for Turlock. The 2025-26 water year is off to a good start for Turlock. With 5.22 inches of rain since Oct. 1, the city is at 428 percent of its typical total of 1.22 inches by…...
A thriving Tuolumne River starts now: More water. More habitat. More fish.
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (375+ words) California is at a crossroads in water management. The choices we make today will shape the future of our rivers, our communities, and our ability to thrive through drought, flood, and a changing climate. Fortunately, one of those choices is…...
California State Parks and CAL FIRE plan prescribed burns at Calaveras Big Trees State Park
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (497+ words) ARNOLD " California State Parks, with assistance from CAL FIRE, plans to conduct prescribed burns in Calaveras Big Trees State Park as soon as Oct. 13. ARNOLD " California State Parks, with assistance from CAL FIRE, plans to conduct prescribed burns in Calaveras…...
Construction complete on TID canal solar panel project
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (376+ words) The first solar-over-canal project in California, built over Turlock Irrigation District canals, is now complete." Project Nexus, an initiative led by seven top California research universities, aims to accelerate the deployment of solar panels over California's extensive canal network. Work…...
Chicken Little would be envious: USA Today blames unstable Highway 1 in Big Sur on climate change
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (1074+ words) Climate change is real. So are those lobbing hysteria that climate change is destroying the earth so therefore is responsible for every disaster. A USA Today story last week featured the headline, "See them while you can: Climate change is…...
Spring-run salmon find new home on the lower Tuolumne River
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (358+ words) A GRANGE " Nearly 1,200 adult spring-run Chinook salmon " originally released as part of the San Joaquin River Restoration Program " made their way to the Tuolumne River, where they found abundant habitat and cold, clean water in which to spend the summer…...