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A Sacramento judge last week ruled in favor of the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG), resolving a series of lawsuits brought by both industry and environmental groups attacking the state’s hatchery and fish stocking programs.
Taken together, the rulings mean that the DFG can continue its Fishing in the City program, its Classroom Aquarium Education Program, its own anadromous and trout stocking and the issuance of private fish-stocking permits.
“This decision reinforces what we have known here at Fish and Game for some time: that our fish-stocking program adopted in 2010 strikes the right balance by affording public fishing opportunities while maintaining our stewardship of California’s rivers and streams,” said DFG Director Charlton H. Bonham.
“I am particularly gratified that we were able to protect our Fishing in the City program which benefits thousands of urban anglers each year,” Bonham added.
In 2010, DFG certified its Hatchery and Stocking Program Environmental Impact Report, which described how DFG would operate its trout, salmon and steelhead hatcheries, its stocking programs, including stocking for Fishing in the City, and other program elements.
In August, DFG won lawsuits brought by two environmental groups alleging that DFG’s program violated the California Environmental Quality Act.
Those lawsuits were brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, Californians for Alternatives to Toxics. DFG had earlier settled a similar lawsuit brought by the Owens Valley Committee.
Last week, DFG won the final challenge to its fish stocking program.
That lawsuit, brought by the California Association for Recreational Fishing and joined by the Council for Endangered Species Act Reliability, challenged DFG’s ability to have certain restrictions in the contracts DFG enters into for its Fishing in the City Program.
The lawsuit could have shut down the Fishing in the City Program and possibly crippled DFG’s ability to issue private stocking permits.
Marko Mlikotin of the California Association for Recreational Fishing said this week that DFG’s statements about his group’s suit were not accurate, that the group sued because the agency’s proposed regulations would have limited fishing.
DFG’s Fishing in the City program started in 1993 to allow fishing opportunities for residents of Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco and Sacramento.
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HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – Hidden Valley Lake Men’s Niners golf club held a medal play tournament on Thursday, Sept. 20, with 43 members participating.
The results were as follows:
- First flight winners were Bob Chesnut and Dave Mann, who tied for first with a net 34. Dennis Bero, Bill Brewster and Joe Vallee tied for second with a net 35.
- Second flight winners: first place went to Phil Tyler with a net 33, second place winner was Jim Derosa with a net 34.
- Third place winner was Bill Stricklan and Don Holland tied with a net 35.
Close to the pin winners were Dennis Bero and Joe Vallee.
Chip ins were made by Al Burrows and Tim Greer.
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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The second quarterly contra dances will be held Saturday, Sept. 22, at Armstrong Hall (home of Lake County Jazzercise) in Middletown.
This dance will be led by Erik Hoffman, a contra caller from Healdsburg.
The live, old-time fiddle music will be provided by the Cobb Stompers, the Skelton crew and friends.
Contra dancing is a great low pressure and fun way to socialize.
If you are unfamiliar with contra dancing, it is somewhat similar to square dancing, but less formal.
There is no fancy footwork that you have to learn or memorize; you are led through each dance by the caller.
Because it’s a social dance, you don’t need to arrive with a partner; in fact, most people don’t. When you dance, you dance with a partner, but you also have many neighbors that you dance with too. At the end of a dance, you say goodbye to your partner and get another one.
Armstrong Hall is located at 15642 Armstrong St. in Middletown, two blocks behind the post office.
The dance begins with easier dances at 6:30 p.m. and gently progresses to more challenging figures until 10 p.m.
Admission is $5 at the door.
Please wear shoes that won’t harm the hardwood floor.
Call 707-260-2900 for more information or email
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The first field trip of the year for the Redbud Audubon Society will be held on Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Wignall Camp.
The camp is located at 13095 Bottle Rock Road, in between the Glenbrook Cemetery and the Yogi Bear Camp.
Starting at 9 a.m. look for people parked at the gate.
If you are coming from Kelseyville to Cobb, it is on the right hand side.
Bring a lunch, binoculars and wear good shoes. The public is invited.
It is probable that many songbird species will be seen as well as some wildfowl on a small pond.
Call Pat Harmon at 707-263-4977 for more information.