This past weekend the Ventura Hillsides Conservancy once again hosted the Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour! The event held at the Poinsettia Pavilion in Ventura drew hundreds of residents for two evenings of inspired, informative and innovative cinema. The common theme was inspiring activism, and the films highlighted many examples of citizen activists…
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Steelhead spawning surveys
Last week I volunteered to help NOAA Fisheries biologists conduct a steelhead spawning survey on the Ventura River. NOAA has been conducting these surveys every two weeks during the spring spawning season for the past two years. These field surveys help build the knowledge of which parts of the river system are important to steelhead…
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