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In an extreme drought year where nearly all juvenile Sacramento River winter run Chinook salmon are expected to die before spawning due to alleged water mismanagement by the state and federal governments, the return of a record run of adult spring run Chinook salmon on Butte Creek this year was welcome news. But it didn’t More

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[1] Mass Death on Butte Creek: Record Spring Salmon Run on Sacramento River Tributary Turns into Disaster as Most Fish Die Before Spawning - CounterPunch.org ➤ https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/08/10/mass-death-on-butte-creek-record-spring-salmon-run-on-sacramento-river-tributary-turns-into-disaster-as-most-fish-die-before-spawning/[2] Mass Death on Butte Creek: Record Spring Salmon Run on Sacramento River Tributary Turns into Disaster as Most Fish Die Before Spawning - CounterPunch.org ➤ https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/08/10/mass-death-on-butte-creek-record-spring-salmon-run-on-sacramento-river-tributary-turns-into-disaster-as-most-fish-die-before-spawning/[3] Home - CounterPunch.org ➤ https://www.counterpunch.org/