Did Clear Lake swallow a poison pill?
OPINION- A poison pill usually potassium cyanide, was given to secrete agents on both sides of the world wars for swallowing if captured. This form of exit was considered honorable...
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The Clearlake Wetlands
Before the time of land alterations and groundwater pumping, the California’s central and back country valleys were rich in wetlands and meandering stream systems that drained the mountains and foothills...
A Green Clear Lake?
OPINION- If anything was going to catch your attention, NASA’ Earth Observatory did with a photo from their Landstat9 satellite showing a very green cast to Clear Lake. The story...
Window on the lake, can Clear Lake be clear again part 2
OPINION- It’s been said by decision makers, the goal is to make Clear Lake clear again.
Let’s make Clear Lake, clear again?
Opinion- Let’s make Clear Lake, clear again? In fact, this is the stated goal by State representatives sponsoring lake research and watershed improvements
Fire ecology vs fire risk vs fire insurance
Fire risk can be controlled by how we build and maintain to offset threat. So, you’ve cut your weeds and brush back from the house, moved everything from under the...
The Hitch in the Oxbow
As I sat listening to a presentation about the plight of the Clear Lake hitch, I daydreamed a little about how the County looked many years ago when the small...
The Hitch in the Oxbow
As I sat listening to a presentation about the plight of the Clear Lake hitch, I daydreamed a little about how the County looked many years ago when the small...
Window on the Lake: Build it and they will come?
OPINION- The economy is so important it gets presidents reelected in the nation. But what about the economy of a small rural county, what’s its value? An often discussed, never...
Window on the Lake: Clear Lake, What if?
What if quagga mussels were found in Clear Lake, ooh oh what then? But first, what is a quagga mussel and why is it important? The first thing to know...
