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Bid to rejuvenate salmon will protect trees near streams

Paul Violett, a forester for the Soper-Wheeler Co., walks beside South Honcut Creek near Brownsville. He says new rules that protect trees near Sierra Nevada streams will reduce his company's logging revenue. BROWNSVILLE Little-known Honcut Creek is ...

From MATT WEISER, Sacramento Bee,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Brian Williams (football)

River Cats owner, 58, dies suddenly at his home

Art Savage, president and CEO of the Sacramento River Cats, waves to the crowd during the team's inaugural game May 15, 2000. River Cats owner Art Savage, left, and manager Tony DeFrancesco talk before a first-round playoff game at Raley Field in ...

From M.S. ENKOJI AND MATT WEISER, Sacramento Bee,  22 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Tony DeFrancesco,  New York Yankees,  George Steinbrenner,  National Hockey League,  San Jose Sharks

Reality TV show will track the adventures of California game wardens

If you think it's interesting to creep through a forest pistol at the ready in pursuit of illegal marijuana growers, or to be in an armed, early morning raid of a suspected wildlife shooter's home, you're in for some thrills. Producers of the hit ...

From MATT WEISER, Sacramento Bee,  22 Nov 2009
Related Topics: California Highway Patrol,  National Geographic Channel,  Steve Burns

Suspect arrested in sea lion shooting on Sacramento River

A team of state Fish and Game wardens raid the home of Larry Allen Legans, 43, on 34th Street in North Highlands early Saturday. Legans is accused of shooting a protected sea lion with a shotgun on Nov. 11 on the Sacramento River near Verona. The ...

From MATT WEISER, Sacramento Bee,  22 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Larry Allen,  National Geographic Channel

Habitat for Humanity dedicates 'green' homes

Sacramento's Habitat for Humanity chapter on Saturday presented two needy families with keys to new homes each built to be environmentally friendly. The homes, in the Del Paso Heights area, are the first built by Habitat for Humanity in the Sacramento ...

From MATT WEISER, Sacramento Bee,  22 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Habitat for Humanity,  Sacramento Municipal Utility District,  Pacific Gas & Electric

Man arrested for allegedly shooting sea lion

A sea lion with a visible wound to its eye was spotted last week along the Sacramento River near the Tower Bridge. California game wardens early today arrested a North Highlands man for allegedly shooting a sea lion in the Sacramento River. The case ...

From MATT WEISER, Sacramento Bee,  21 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Larry Allen

Water bills...and their loopholes

Water laws signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger promise changes to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, whether or not an accompanying $11 billion bond is approved. The bills create agencies to oversee Delta management. According to critics, however, ...

From MATT WEISER, Sacramento Bee,  15 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Water package lacks clout to reverse Delta's decline

The momentous reform of California's water system signed into law last week is largely toothless where it matters most: Action to reverse the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta's environmental decline. That decline was a key reason for the long fight that ...

From MATT WEISER, Sacramento Bee,  15 Nov 2009
Related Topics: University of California,  Arnold Schwarzenegger,  U.S. Republican Party,  Barry Nelson,  Natural Resources Defense Council

Injured sea lion spotted in Old Sacramento

The Old Sacramento waterfront is abuzz with concern today for a large sea lion that appears to be suffering a severe eye injury. A citizen initially reported to Sacramento Police that the animal had a gunshot wound. Police spokesman Sgt. Norm Leong ...

From MATT WEISER, Sacramento Bee,  11 Nov 2009

Forest Service hit with violations at Tahoe projects

The U.S. Forest Service has been cited for water quality violations at five Lake Tahoe projects, including a controversial logging operation in the 2007 Angora fire burn area. Several violations caused significant erosion into Lake Tahoe streams, ...

From MATT WEISER, Sacramento Bee,  10 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Forest Service

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