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The CSPA Weekly Email Newsletter                            April 3, 2009

AB 1253  now has a hearing date. Let's get those letters in. In the mean time read Mr. Short's sorry letter on why we need to wipe out our striper fishery and CSPA's reply. New instructions for letter writing below.

April 3-Striper legislation assigned hearing date, Delta Conservancy as well

April 2-A letter by Allen Short, general Manager, Modesto Irrigation District regarding striped bass predation and a CSPA response

March 31-AB 1253 the bill to deregulate striped bass: Have you written your letter yet?

The drought... and more on the drought... and more on the drought... and more...
April 2-Outlook is for stress to state's water supply from the San Francisco Chronicle

April 2-Is the Drought really a ‘Fish vs. People’ Issue? from the Endangered Species Coalition

March 31-California drought hearing produces partisan sniping from McClatchy News Service

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Bureau of Reclamation hearing statement

March 30-Nunes addresses water grievances: Congressman, others blast management of water resources at rally

March 27-Lake Tahoe Basin bracing for third round of drought conditions from the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza

CSPA - Working to save Russian River steelhead and salmon

March 31-CSPA objects to fish kill on Russian, seeks to remedy problem

Children working for the future ... and a farmer wreaking havoc with a river...
April 2-Pueblo Vista students pour trout into Lake Hennessey from the Napa Valley Register

April 2-San Lorenzo River gets shot of new fish to boost local runs from the Santa Cruz Sentinel

April 1-Corporate farm owner illegally fills in seven acres of Fresno River, plants orchard and lays down blacktop road
And the salmon saga goes on and on as do the pumps that killed them...
April 2-Editorial: Governor needs salmon agenda from the Sacramento Bee

March 27-Salmon Fishing Ban to Continue Off California, Oregon by Dan Bacher
More News...

Today's News

In the last week

April 2-Winegrowers, environmentalists unify over wastewater plan from the Healdsberg Tribune

April 1-NCCFFF asks fishing and enviro groups to sign on to support rollback of Section 7 ESA Regulations

April 1-At hearing, Calaveras residents blast Pardee plans from the Stockton Record

March 2009

March 30-MLPA FUNDING ISSUE FINALLY STARTING TO DRAW SOME ATTENTION IN SACRAMENTO from Western Outdoor News

March 30-More club donations give CSPA more muscle: And here's why it's needed

March 30-Schwarzenegger Tries To Link Wilderness Bill to Building Peripheral Canal

March 30-The current schedule for the "striper trial"

March 28-AB 883 (Huffman) would bring change to DFG

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