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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Matilija Dam spills after rain
Matilija Dam was spilling on Monday following the big storm of the season: view video on YouTube Matilija Canyon logged over 10 inches of rain, flows at Foster Park peaked at 20,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) This hydrograph is from the USGS gaging station, available on the web here: http://waterdata.usgs.gov http://ca.water.usgs.gov/webcams/ventura/ ...
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Matilija Dam in the News
News story from March 2007
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Tales of the Ventura River
Visit with the old-timers at Phil's Barber Shop as they reminisce about the "good old days" when the Ventura River ran free. Also see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d1Iu4Gd37Y&feature=share&list=UUiGQHRL2sASeYzgwr25d1zw This video is long, but contains some interesting insight into the history of the watershed, and how water supply and flood control altered the historic runs of steelhead and…
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Growing the Beaches
On March 30, 2000, the Patagonia/Great Pacific Iron Works store in Ventura was packed with over 200 people for the debut of "Growing the Beaches". At the front of the room sat local political figures and government reps, behind them surfers, local residents, beachgoers, friends and family. This is now vintage grass-roots... "Growing the Beaches"…
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Matilija Dam project authorized by congress
This week the Water Resources Development Act bill, (WRDA), was approved by congress. It's been three years since the Feasibility Study's completion in 2004, and it took an override of the president's veto, but the plan to remove Matilija Dam is now official. There's still a lot of work to do, and it's going to…
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