How bad is this multi-year drought? With 67% of Nevada in either “extreme” or “exceptional” drought – the two most severe drought categories – it’s bad. For western Nevada rivers and the fish and wildlife, farmers, and western Nevada city folk dependent on those rivers, it is even worse. The Truckee River watershed in western Nevada and eastern California’s Sierra is firmly in Continue Reading »
Ever wonder why the Truckee River looks … well … bruised and abused once it gets to Nevada? The damage to the river’s native trout and bird life has been 150 years in the making. Today, we’re living with the consequences of decisions to divert flows and, literally, straighten out the Truckee River that were made Continue Reading »
At the end of July, flows in the Truckee were reduced to 200 CFS at Farad in California from 500 CFS earlier in the month. As promised in an early summer opinion piece, the Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) CEO requested that residents in the greater Reno-Sparks area reduce water usage by 10%. Going along with TMWA’s Continue Reading »
In northwest Reno I’ve gotten about 1/2″ of rain from this rainstorm surprise. That, combined with cool weather, means it is a good time to cancel your sprinklers for a couple of water days. I’m going for it. You should, too.
Insightful research led Bruce Bledsoe’s career as a journalist and opinion page editor for the Reno Gazette-Journal. In 2001 Bruce Bledsoe won “Editorial of the Year” with his piece: “Private briefings affront to public.” Retiring from the newspaper business didn’t stop his desire to research interesting topics or write about them. Let’s just say that the Truckee Continue Reading »