How volunteer ‘streamkeepers’ influence water policy across the West
When residents of the Yuba River watershed northeast of Sacramento saw a stretch of the emerald-green river suddenly turn an alarming reddish-brown on a recent winter day, they knew immediately who to call. Though water quality concerns are the purview of federal, state and county environmental agencies, they alerted the local South Yuba River Citizens League, confident its volunteers could get to the scene quicker and investigate the discoloration faster than any regulator. … The league is among dozens of volunteer organizations that monitor the health of their local waterways and native fish populations across California and the West.
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