November 27, 2014

Lagunitas Creek -- in motion


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photo by Donald Kinney

I suppose the "water-woes" here in Marin County would be substantially less if we didn't care about preserving a habitat for wild Coho Salmon--a species that has been on the brink of extinction for years due to ocean pollution.



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photo by Donald Kinney

But drought or no drought, the State and Feds have mandated that a certain amount of water be released from our reservoirs to keep the Lagunitas flowing at levels sufficient to encourage spawning of the Cohos during Winter and early Spring.



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photo by Donald Kinney




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photo by Donald Kinney



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1 comment:

Zoomie said...

It's a struggle to keep the Cohos coming, but worth the effort, in my view.

 
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