0:08 – Behind the restoration work of the San Joaquin River, and the return of the Chinook salmon
Scientists are celebrating the return of Chinook Salmon to the San Joaquin River for the first time in seventy years. It’s the result of the restoration program mandated by a landmark legal settlement between environmental groups and water users. The goal is to have a naturally self-sustaining population of the southern-most run of Chinook Salmon on the Pacific Coast. This audio documentary produced by KPFA and KPFK News reporter Vic Bedoian (@VicBedoian) captures the fish biologists as they do restoration work on the river.
1:08 – Eric Holt-Gimenez – for the hour – the Executive Director of the Institute for Food and Development Policy, also known as Food First. He’s the author of A Foodie’s Guide to Capitalism: Understanding the Political Economy of What We Eat.
Photo: Sunset view from Eastside Bypass on the San Joaquin River, March 6, 2017 / Flickr