It’s time, commenters wrote, for regulators to give back enough water for the Kern River to support native cold-water trout, wash down sediment and provide for more consistent public recreation.

B oaters and anglers trying to get greater flows on the upper Kern River have been frustrated by what they feel is an absolute betrayal of the river ecosystem by the one state agency they hoped ...

The Kern River No. 3 Hydroelectric Project is operated by SCE and is currently in the re-licensing process with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. As part of that re-licensing process, SCE ...

There’s something truly enchanting about the Upper Kern River in early June. The warm sun casts shimmering reflections on the ...

Keats, who represents plaintiffs like Bring Back the Kern, Kern River Parkway Foundation and the Kern Audubon Society, said the state Legislature determined “that the fish gets the water first,” ...

KERN RIVER VALLEY, Calif. (KERO) ... Back in 2013, Barbara Hinkey and her brother visited the Upper Kern as part of a local clean up effort. “And what we found was horrible.

The Fairview Dam diverts Kern River water into a tunnel that carries it 16 miles downstream to Southern California Edison’s KR3 power plant.

Fairview Dam on the Kern River. The dam diverts water into tunnels through the structure on the right. The water is released back into the river 16 miles downstream after it passes through ...