Marin farmers agree not to pump water out of creek to help endangered fish

June 23, 2015

This will be the last summer that three large Marin farms will pump water out of Pine Gulch Creek to irrigate their crops, ensuring that there will be extra water available to support endangered coho salmon and steelhead trout.

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