Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:56:47 -0500 (CDT) From: Friends of the River <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Piru Creek: Flowing, Going, Gone Organization: Friends of the River
http://www.friendsoftheriver.org Keep Piru Creek Flowing! If we don't act now, the state will continue its disastrous plan to dry up Piru Creek this summer! At stake is one of only a handful of year-round trout streams in southern California. Just an hour from downtown Los Angeles, Piru Creek is a regional destination for anglers. The flowing waters also attract thousands of people and families during the summer, and in the winter expert kayakers challenge its class IV rapids. The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has poorly managed Pyramid Dam on Piru Creek and harmed the endangered arroyo toad population. So now, to fix the problem, it has devised a plan to eliminate the water in Piru Creek in dry summers like this one coming up! It will dry up vital summer flows for trout that DWR agreed to provide when it built the dam. It will eliminate a popular summer swimming hole for picnicking visitors. And it will harm other threatened species. There is scant evidence that this change will protect the toad, but we do know the plan creates a host of other biological, recreational, and legal problems. Friends of the River believes everyone will win with a practical solution that benefits both the trout and the toad, not crazy schemes to dry up the creek. Here's how you can help! The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has released an Environmental Assessment of DWR's plan, and it is currently accepting comments from the public -- you and me. Together we can make a difference and remind these public agencies that they serve the public. Take this opportunity to have your say! Learn more about this issue. http://www.friendsoftheriver.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=SplashPage&id=119&autologin=true&AddInterest=1141 Then write a letter TODAY! http://www.friendsoftheriver.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=119&autologin=true&AddInterest=1141 Friends Of The River, 915 20th St., Sacramento CA 95814 888.464.2477 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
