The multi-year drought throughout the region is causing obvious problems.Last year, the Truckee River was the lowest it’s been in 20 years. It’s certainly not going to be any more full this summer. This year, the snowpack in the Sierra was anywhere from 0 to 19 percent below average throughout the winter into the spring. Reservoirs are starting to look like bathtubs with the … [Read more...]
Archives for June 30, 2015
Goji berries find home in Spanish Springs
His crop of goji berries may be an uncommon sight in Northern Nevada, even North America, but the temperamental berry has found a home in Spanish Springs under the care of LGD Farms owner Kenny Demick and his family.Demick said that when he and his wife Jenave first moved to Nevada almost a decade ago, it was difficult to find land with enough water rights to farm the bright … [Read more...]