Dreaming the Salinas
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Known as the \\u201cupside-down river,\\u201d the Salinas River has its source in San Luis Obispo County and runs north to empty into Monterey Bay.\\xa0 \\xa0The river and its two tributaries are dammed by three dams, creating difficulties for native steelhead trout to come upstream to spawn.\\xa0 Polluted with agriculture runoff and choked with invasive species, the Salinas River is one of the most degraded rivers in California.\\xa0 What is being done to improve the situation for the river and its inhabitants?\\xa0 Devin Best, Executive Director of the Upper Salinas-Las Tablas Resource Conservation District will talk about efforts to create a watershed management plan to save the river.\\xa0
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