"Living with Nature" is Focus of New "California's Water" Segment.Episode Featuring Salmon, Mussels and Canines Airs Sept. 23 SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Spring-run Chinook salmon chinook salmon or king salmon Prized North Pacific food and sport fish (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) of the salmon family. The average weight is about 22 lbs (10 kg), but individuals of 50–80 lbs (22–36 kg) are not unusual. and quagga-sniffing canines play a starring role in the latest adventure in the "California's Water" series, produced by Huell Howser Huell Burnley Howser (born 18 October 1945 in Gallatin, Tennessee) is a television personality best-known for his travel shows for PBS affiliate KCET. Howser's shows - California's Gold, California's Golden Parks, California's Water, Visiting... and underwritten by members of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA ACWA Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America ACWA Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives ACWA Administrative Careers With America ACWA Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment ACWA American Civil War Association ACWA American Clean Water Association ). The segment, titled "Living with Nature," is set to air at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 on KCET KCET Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (Japan) KCET Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Following its debut, it will air statewide on PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, stations (check local listings for details). In his most recent water adventure, Huell explores the relationships between water and nature in California and how each affects the other. The first stop in the journey is Butte Creek in the northern Sacramento Valley, where Western Canal Water District and state and federal agencies have removed four dams to improve passage for endangered salmon and other fish. The segment includes interviews with Western Canal General Manager Ted Trimble and a California Department of Fish and Game team that conducted a snorkel snorkel, tube through which a submarine or diver can draw air while underwater. When in use, the top of the snorkel tube extends above the water surface into the air. survey in the creek to help determine how many salmon have returned. Huge pods of salmon are visible as the team snorkels along the creek. From Butte Creek, the adventure moves to Clear Lake, where Huell gets a close look at an invasive species known as the quagga mussel. The mussels, which attach themselves to boats and other surfaces, can clog pipes and water intakes and cause tremendous damage to water delivery systems. During the segment, the Department of Fish and Game uses three specially trained dogs to detect mussels hidden on boats as part of a demonstration. Each dog finds the mussels - which are nearly invisible to the naked eye - in less than a minute. "This is all another example of living with nature," Huell says at the close of filming. "It's about solving problems and protecting species, and it's all part of California's water story." The "California's Water" series began airing in April 2006 and covers issues identified in ACWA's comprehensive policy document, "No Time to Waste: A Blueprint for California's Water." ACWA is a statewide association of public agencies whose 450 members are responsible for about 90% of the water delivered in California. For more information, visit www.acwa.com. |
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