The Kings River Conservancy announced on Monday a $12,540 donation to state Fish and Wildlife for additional warden patrols along the lower Kings River. The funding aims to directly benefit sport fishing by stopping poachers along the river. Sections of the lower Kings below Pine Flat Dam are revered by...
Letter to the Editor: Stop ‘Blatant’ Kings River Water Grab
The Kings River is the primary surface water source to Fresno, Kings, and Tulare counties – including numerous disadvantaged communities. Semitropic Water Storage District is seeking to divert precious Kings River water toward Southern California. If successful, this blatant water grab will devastate our agriculture industry and dozens of disadvantaged...
High and Low Tech Surveys Show Sierra Snowpack Is Still Stingy
The snowpack above the central San Joaquin Valley looks slightly better after March and April brought the winter weather that was AWOL during the first two months of 2020. But the late storms weren’t enough to get Valley rivers much above 60% of average — if that. San Joaquin River...
Teamwork Keeps Kings River Thriving for Ag and Anglers
A gazillion baby rainbow trout were ready to stretch their fins and the Kings River Fisheries Management Program was there to help. On a warm February afternoon, a handful of volunteers gathered at the nondescript trout incubator in the shadow of the Pine Flat Dam ready to set tens of thousands of...
Locals Gear Up to Keep Kings River Water
Just as they did more than two generations ago, Kern County farmers are looking to another Central Valley river to the north to refill their groundwater shortfall. But this time around, natives in the Kings River watershed are “sharpening their knives” to fight off what they say is a desperate...
Fighting Fire With Fire Often Falls Short in US West
KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK — The thick scent of smoke hung in the midday air when a trail along the Kings River opened up to an ominous scene: flames in the trees and thick gray smoke shrouding canyon walls. Firefighters were on the job. In fact, they had started the...
Man Rescued from Kings River – Which is Closed to Swimmers
A man in his late 20s was hospitalized after nearly drowning Friday afternoon in the Kings River, which has been closed to recreational use since early June. Authorities were notified about 1:45 p.m. that a man was in trouble in the river, and that he wasn't wearing a life jacket,...
Avoid the Kings River. It's Still Closed to Recreational Use.
Strong currents and bone-chilling water have kept the Kings River banned from recreational use for more than a month. The stretch from Pine Flat Dam the Tulare and Kings county lines will remain closed this weekend. The closure, ordered by the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, has been in place since...
Sheriff Closes Lower Kings River to Public in Fresno County
Citing the high flows of cold water released from Pine Flat Dam, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims closed the lower Kings River early Tuesday afternoon. Fresno County joined Tulare County and Kings County which previously ended recreational use of the lower river until the high waters recede. Pine Flat Releasing...
Valley Waterways Are Beautiful, Cold, and Deadly.
Going to Yosemite or a San Joaquin Valley's waterway this weekend? Be careful. We want you to come back alive. The combination of a huge Sierra snowpack and warming temperatures are filling creeks, rivers, and reservoirs. Thes sights are spectacular — perfect for pictures and videos. But as beautiful as...