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.
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Outrage as California river suddenly vanishes after controversial court ruling… leaving thousands of fish dead
More than 3,000 fish have been found dried up and dead along a five-mile stretch of a California river after waterflow was abruptly cut off.
‘It’s really sad’: River dries up abruptly in Bakersfield, leaving thousands of dead fish
Thousands of fish die as Kern River dries up in Bakersfield. Over the last three weeks, ecologist Rae McNeish and her students have watched as a flowing river has abruptly dwindled to a dry riverbed.
City of Bakersfield pins blame for dry Kern River on ag districts, tells citizens to go ask them for water
City of Bakersfield city council blamed water districts for dewatering of the Kern River in September and the resulting fish-kill.
Students scramble to study the Kern River as Bakersfield cuts off flows, leaving fish to die en masse
The city of Bakersfield announced Tuesday it was cutting back Kern River flows for a maintenance project. But the hundreds of dead and dying fish found Friday near the Stockdale Highway bridge suggest water had already been ratcheted back.