Salmon fishing closed for California, OregonNo commercial or recreational salmon fishing will be allowed off the coast of California and most of Oregon this year. The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted Thursday to cancel the chinook fishing season in an effort to reverse the catastrophic disappearance of California's fabled run of the pink fish popularly known as king salmon. (San Francisco Chronicle - 04/11/2008) 
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Sacramento Bee - 04/30/2008
Sacramento Bee - 04/28/2008
Fresno Bee - 04/28/2008
Sacramento Bee - 04/25/2008
Yubanet.com - 04/23/2008

Flood-control agency ups ante for developers in Natomas New development fees are being considered to help cover an estimated $162 million increase in the cost of levee projects in Natomas, and could become "deal breakers" for some small projects. (Sacramento Business Journal - 03/24/2008) 
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Sacramento Bee - 04/15/2008
Marysville Appeal Democrat - 04/10/2008
Mt Shasta News - 04/10/2008
Sacramento Bee - 04/09/2008
Marysville Appeal-democrat - 03/28/2008

Pumping reduced for smelt The California Department of Water Resources said it's reducing the pumping according to a federal court order focused on protecting the delta smelt issued late last year by Judge Oliver Wanger. (Capital Press - 03/10/2008) 
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Sacramento Bee - 04/30/2008
Sacramento Bee - 04/17/2008
Los Angeles Times - 04/09/2008
Chico Enterprise Record - 04/08/2008
Chico Enterprise Record - 04/07/2008

California reservoirs, lakes threatened from Zebra and quagga mussels California's reservoirs and lakes are under siege by an invasive species that has been migrating from the Upper Midwest via the Ukraine. (San Luis Obispo Tribune - 03/18/2008) 
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Sacramento Bee - 05/02/2008
Sacramento Bee - 04/30/2008
YubaNet.com - 04/30/2008
Sacramento Bee - 04/30/2008
Reuters News Service - 04/25/2008
