One expert says the crisis is barely known — even though it could reshape half the state’s forests by 2071.
Author Archives: Rachel Becker, CalMatters
Posted inAgriculture & Fishing
California salmon fishing poised to finally reopen. Can the industry recover?
Three years of cancelled salmon seasons have devastated the industry.
Posted inEnvironment & Natural Resources
Endangered salmon returned to California’s far north — then the money dried up
Tribe officials say the state is ending its support, potentially causing salmon restoration efforts on the McCloud River to die mid-stream.
Posted inCannabis
‘Little death bombs’: Illegal cannabis farms poison California’s forests. Who’s cleaning them up?
Even after legalization, illicit cannabis grows continue to pollute California’s public lands. And the contamination, new research shows, lingers.
Posted inEnvironment & Natural Resources
A new invader threatens California water supplies. Can the state stop its spread?Â
Officials are shoring up water systems infiltrated by the golden mussel. Dogs and human inspectors are checking boats at some lakes, but a patchwork of oversight leaves many lakes unprotected.