Water
Mokelumne River adventure continues
Part two of John Yost's trip down the North Fork of the Mokelumne. Amador Ledger Dispatch, May 22, http://www.ledger-dispatch.com/sports/sportsview.asp?c=257199
Part one: http://www.ledger-dispatch.com/sports/sportsview.asp?c=256961
Well Water Should be Tested Annually to Reduce Health Risks to Children
Private well water should be tested yearly, and in some cases more often, according to new guidance offered by the American Academy of Pediatrics. http://yubanet.com/regional/Well-Water-Should-be-Tested-Annually-to-Redu...
Growth and Development
Golf as agrotourism?
Trinitas developers claim golf is an allowed agrotourism use. The Record, May 23, http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090523/A_NEWS/9052...
Climate Change and Sustainability
Climate change killing Yosemite's old trees
Study shows that old-growth trees are declining in Yosemite National Park. Earth News, May 22, http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8063000/8063392.stm
Racing the Clock: Rapid Climate Change Forces Scientists to Evaluate Extreme Conservation Strategies
Scientists are, for the first time, objectively evaluating ways to help species adapt to rapid climate change and other environmental threats via strategies that were considered too radical for serious consideration as recently as five or 10 years ago.
http://yubanet.com/scitech/Racing-the-Clock-Rapid-Climate-Change-Forces-...
Dust storms speed snowmelt in the West
A series of unusual spring dust storms has left the snowcapped mountains of western Colorado stained brown and red, even a bit pink. The dust is speeding up the runoff to rivers that supply millions of people with water and raising fears of an increasingly arid West. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-pink-snow24-2009may...
Wildlife
Expect wildlife contact, DFG says
In spring, wildlife encounters are more likely. Read Dept of Fish and Game press release. YubaNet, May 20, http://yubanet.com/regional/Expect-More-Contact-With-Wildlife-DFG-Says.p...
Forestry
Post-fire logging at Tahoe alarms forest watchers
Environmentalists concerned about water quality impacts from logging in Angora Fire area. Sacramento Bee, May 26, http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1890877.html With audio slideshow
Odds and Ends
Turning to mini-cows
Smaller cattle rising in popularity. Los Angeles Times, May 24, http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-miniature-cows24-20...
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