The Good Fight: A Conversation with CDFW’s Charlton “Chuck” Bonham Few state agencies are more complex than the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), where some 2,100… byTom MartensJune 1, 2014
The Good Fight: SoCal Conservation – Works in Progress This is the second of a two-part series on conservation stories involving trout and other sport fish in… byTom MartensApril 1, 2014
The Good Fight: Top 10 North State Success Stories This is the first of a two-part series on conservation success stories involving trout and other sport-fish waters… byTom MartensFebruary 1, 2014
The Good Fight: Climate Change Threatens California’s Native Fish Since the last ice age, native trout and salmon have thrived in California’s clear waters. Now, a well-respected… byTom MartensOctober 1, 2013
The Good Fight: California’sWild-Trout Angling Program Forty-two years ago, only a very select number of fly fishers appreciated California’s wild trout and their capacity… byTom MartensAugust 1, 2013
The Good Fight: Klamath Dam Removal and Other Conservation News It would be the biggest dam-removal project in California’s history. That’s what representatives of fishing groups, farmers, utilities,… byTom MartensJune 1, 2013
The Good Fight – Suction Dredge Mining : History, Status, Issues, and Prognosis All mining practices, with the possible exception of gold panning, are intrinsically destructive, because natural resources must be… byBill CarnazzoApril 1, 2013
The Good Fight: California Trout to Spend $850,000 to Restore Hat Creek Hat creek is the poster child for what happens to trout populations when stream habitat gets trashed, but… byTom MartensFebruary 1, 2013
The Good Fight: Governor Approves Wild Trout Program Expansion Author’s note: Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law Assembly Bill 2402, which among other things, changes the… byTom MartensDecember 1, 2012
The Good Fight: There’s More to the DFG Remake Than a Name Change Should the name of the California Department of Fish and Game be changed to the California Department of… byTom MartensOctober 1, 2012