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SCV Outdoor Report: Sitting Duck

Best Of Wendy Langhans Reports   It’s the middle of the afternoon.  You’ve just finished eating a HUGE meal and you’re starting to feel sleepy.  Sound familiar?  But what if, instead of a cozy recliner, you’re sitting among the cattails at the edge of a pond?  What if, instead of wearing a green and gold Packer’s jersey, you’re wearing green ...

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Prepare Your Household For An Emergency During Drought Crisis

Regardless of conservation campaigns, new statistics show that California’s drought is only getting worse. With several homes in Santa Clarita ignoring conservation efforts, and rainfall at an all time low, it’s important that Californians realize the magnitude of this emergency. Though all households should do all they can to cut back on water use, it is also important to create ...

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Santa Clarita Outdoor Report: Secrets In The Scat

By:  Mieko Alley This week’s Santa Clarita Valley Outdoor Report fills us in on the secret details of scat.  Scat shape and appearance, marking territory, evidence of diet, and are just part of the lessons of scat. So get on out there and see what scat you see while hiking. If you’re a fan of crime dramas, you’ve probably realized ...

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Santa Clarita Valley Outdoor Report: Turkey Vulture

This is a Best of Wendy Langhans Report I was sitting on front porch, enjoying an unusually warm January afternoon, when a moving shadow caught my eye.  I looked up and saw an unexpected sight – a Turkey Vulture soaring overhead – so close that I could see the splayed-out feathers on its wing-tips.  What’s going on here?  I saw ...

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Santa Clarita Valley Officials Expected To OK Drought Restrictions This Week

Santa Clarita Valley water agency officials gathered Tuesday to discuss conservation measures facing Santa Clarita Valley water ratepayers. The restrictions have a 270-day trigger, Cole said, meaning the restrictions would be evaluated again at that time based on the rainfall levels. The revenues from fines are up to the discretion of the respective water retailer, Cole said, but NCWD intended to put the money back into conservation programs.

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Is This Extreme Drought Putting Our Drinking Water Supply At Risk?

Despite conservation efforts new statistics are showing that California’s emergency drought situation is worse than it’s ever been before. With little rainfall and conservation efforts largely ignored, it’s important that each person understand the severity of situation. While every home should take all measures possible to cut back on their water consumption, It is also important to prepare for crisis ...

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