This video documents the work of CSUB Associate Professor Rae McNeish and her student researchers as they work to develop data during a dramatic de-watering of the Kern River. Their work could help balance the needs of the community, industry, and the ecological integrity of the river.
Video published with the kind permission of CSU Bakersfield’s McNeish Aquatic Ecology Research Lab.
Previous coverage of Professor McNeish and students:
- Outrage as California river suddenly vanishes after controversial court ruling… leaving thousands of fish dead
- ‘It’s really sad’: River dries up abruptly in Bakersfield, leaving thousands of dead fish
- City of Bakersfield pins blame for dry Kern River on ag districts, tells citizens to go ask them for water
- Students scramble to study the Kern River as Bakersfield cuts off flows, leaving fish to die en masse