Water Education Foundation
This is just one post in the San Joaquin River Restoration Category
Click here to view all posts

Going where the San Joaquin River flows

Posted by: Maven on November 12, 2009 at 6:49 am

san joaquin riverFrom the Fresno Bee:

“The boat launch at Friant Cove is flooded with ankle-deep water, our first indication the San Joaquin River is no longer just a trickle.

(Oops. Someone forgot to plan for that.)

Thanks to court-ordered releases that began Oct. 1, the San Joaquin has been all over the news. It’s unfortunate, though, that most of the coverage centers on water politics instead of what a restored river can mean to those who live here.

Let farmers and environmentalists argue over flows. The rest of us should just go with it.

So that’s precisely what three of us did Monday, sitting in our kayaks as Gov. Schwarzenegger grandstanded for his water bond near Friant Dam.

Besides your humble narrator, the group included Eric Kaai, who manages Fishermen’s Warehouse, and Greg Talbot of Clovis, an overnight supervisor at Target who was operating on no sleep.

“I’ve always wanted to paddle the river but never had the chance to do it,” Talbot said. …”

Read more from the Fresno Bee by clicking here.

November 12, 2009 · Filed Under San Joaquin River Restoration

Comments

Leave a Reply