MEET THE AUTHORS
Peter Moyle is the Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology and Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences, at UC Davis. He is author or co-author of more than 240 publications, including the definitive Inland Fishes of California (2002). He is co-author of the 2017 book, Floodplains: Processes and Management for Ecosystem Services. His research interests include conservation of aquatic species, habitats, and ecosystems, including salmon; ecology of fishes of the San Francisco Estuary; ecology of California stream fishes; impact of introduced aquatic organisms; and use of floodplains by fish.
Robert Lusardi is the California Trout/UC Davis Wild and Coldwater Fish Researcher focused on establishing the basis for long-term science specific to California Trout’s wild and coldwater fish initiatives. His work bridges the widening gap between academic science and applied conservation policy, ensuring that rapidly developing science informs conservation projects throughout California. Dr. Lusardi resides at the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and works closely with Dr. Peter Moyle on numerous projects to help inform California Trout conservation policy. His recent research interests include Coho salmon on the Shasta River, the ecology of volcanic spring-fed rivers, inland trout conservation and management, and policy implications of trap and haul programs for anadromous fishes in California.
Patrick Samuel is the Conservation Program Coordinator for California Trout, a position he has held for almost two years, where he coordinates special research projects for California Trout, including the State of the Salmonids report. Prior to joining CalTrout, he worked with the Fisheries Leadership & Sustainability Forum, a non-profit that supports the eight federal regional fishery management councils around the country. Patrick got his start in fisheries as an undergraduate intern with NOAA Fisheries Protected Resources Division in Sacramento, and in his first field job as a crew member of the California Department of Fish & Wildlife’s Wild and Heritage Trout Program.
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To Assemblyman Wood: I’ll keep this simple so you can understand. OUTDOOR GROWN marijuana makes up a very small percentage of what is available in medical marijuana establishments. About 90% of medical marijuana available for legal purchase is indoor grown. The great majority of the remaining 10% is grown in greenhouses. Illegal outdoor grows are nearly always funded and controlled by Mexican drug cartels and the onsite growers are immigrants in about 98% of the cases. Ask the now defunct CAMPers who raided illegal grows with commando tactics and helicopter support what they found at the grows = tortilla packages, empty cans of beans, hot sauce bottles, etc… The outdoor grown pot that is harvested ends up on THE STREET, and NOT in legal medical marijuana establishments. The quality of the pot from these illegal grows just isn’t very good most of the time. The great majority of medical marijuana patients PREFER indoor grown pot because it is of a more consistent quality and the growing environment can be totally and completely controlled. These illegal growers use large amounts of pesticides and herbicides that turn the environment toxic, but DON’T ignorantly blame the medical marijuana industry. I’m going to guess that you voted NO as often as you could when medical marijuana was on its way to becoming THE LAW OF THE LAND, whether you liked it or not. Jeez. Get informed.
I assume then that Cal Trout will actively support the full legalization of cannabis in the next election. It’s the only solution to this problem you are so concerned about
Agreed. Legalize it. With the monies from taxing legal marijuana, maybe hire more forestry and natural resource conservation staff to monitor our public forests and watersheds much more closely. With the monies from taxing legal marijuana, maybe consider bringing back something like the CAMPers to eradicate the illegal and environmentally destructive grows that steal water from the tiny creeks and springs in the headwaters of our imperiled rivers and that leave toxic and poisoned environments behind. Legalize it.