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Drought Impact On Russian River Watershed Challenging Fish Survival
"Only the fish that are in wet, connected areas have a really solid chance of survival in these dry years," Sarah Nossaman said.
November 4, 2022
As Northern California finds itself between two desperately needed rounds of rain, compounding years of drought have taken a toll across the state, and particularly on our watersheds.
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For several years now, researchers have been trying to understand more about how the Russian River watershed is responding to all of the dry years. It is a study focusing on the effects of a changing climate, and how fish might survive those conditions.
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"Survival is impacted by so many things," explained Sarah Nossaman of the Russian River Monitoring Team. "But only the fish that are in wet, connected areas have a really solid chance of survival in these dry years."
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