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Monday’s top of the scroll: River’s rebirth: Efforts to restore lower Mokelumne paying off

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 30, 2009 at 7:50 am

mokelumne riverFrom the Stockton Record:

” A few miles downstream from Camanche Dam, where the foothills flatten and the green Mokelumne River swims a little lazy, a wild rose blooms on land owned by a grape grower. The pink blossom is among the most colorful in a 22-acre riparian restoration area at Vino Farms. It offers assurance that the river has, in a few short years, regained some of what it lost over a century of neglect.

Like many streams, the Mokelumne has been diminished by dams and poisoned by toxic mines. Like many streams, arguments persist over how much of its flows should be diverted for cities or farms. Like many streams, the number of salmon returning to spawn has plummeted in four years, from tens of thousands to mere hundreds.

But a series of restoration efforts – spurred by some unusual alliances between private landowners, government officials and water diverters – appears to give the lower “Moke” a fighting chance. … “

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November 30, 2009 · Filed Under Uncategorized

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