Alastair Bland

3 weeks ago | stocktonia.org | Alastair Bland

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Near the southern flank of Mount Shasta, springs and snowmelt converge to form the McCloud River. This Sacramento River tributary, held sacred by the Winnemem Wintu tribe, teemed with Chinook salmon before Shasta Dam, built in the 1940s, blocked their annual migrations. “The winter run was the main sustenance source for the Winnemem Wintu throughout history,” said tribal member Gary Mulcahy.

3 weeks ago | redding.com | Alastair Bland

Show Caption Hide Caption Lake Shasta in California fills up for third straight yearLake Shasta is standing at above-average water levels after powerful rainstorms during the winter, but there's reason to be cautious. This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Near the southern flank of Mount Shasta, springs and snowmelt converge to form the McCloud River.

3 weeks ago | capradio.org | Alastair Bland |Yolo Bypass |Sara Nevis |Larry Valenzuela

By Alastair Bland, CalMattersThis story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Near the southern flank of Mount Shasta, springs and snowmelt converge to form the McCloud River. This Sacramento River tributary, held sacred by the Winnemem Wintu tribe, teemed with Chinook salmon before Shasta Dam, built in the 1940s, blocked their annual migrations.

1 month ago | oakdaleleader.com | Alastair Bland

BODEGA BAY — From the living room window of their waterfront home, Carol and Tony Anello have watched the rise and fall of Bodega Bay. Traffic on Westshore Road flows past in waves, fishing boats pull into the docks and throngs of visitors line up at Spud Point Crab Co., their restaurant next door. Launched more than 20 years ago and known for its chowder and Dungeness crab rolls, the restaurant has helped make the Anellos beacons of the community.

1 month ago | localnewsmatters.org | Alastair Bland

FROM THE LIVING ROOM window of their waterfront home, Carol and Tony Anello have watched the rise and fall of Bodega Bay. Traffic on Westshore Road flows past in waves, fishing boats pull into the docks and throngs of visitors line up at Spud Point Crab Co., their restaurant next door. Launched more than 20 years ago and known for its chowder and Dungeness crab rolls, the restaurant has helped make the Anellos beacons of the community.