CLEAR LAKE, Calif.— In response to a 2012 petition by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect the Clear Lake hitch — a large minnow found only ...

This February, after long-anticipated rains deluged California, causing creek beds to overflow and turning fields into marshland, the spawning runs of a sacred, highly endangered fish—the Clear Lake ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the Clear Lake Hitch, a large minnow found nowhere else in the world outside Lake County and the Clear Lake watershed, as a threatened species.

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Clear Lake is the heart of Lake County, a popular spot for bass fishing and water sports about 2.5 hours north of San Francisco. It is also, according to a recent letter sent to the California ...

Clear Lake remains in crisis, but there is new reason for hope. Once a jewel of Northern California, this ancient lake has been choking on past pollution and toxic blooms for decades. Thanks to new ...

Every avid fisherman or angler has a favorite fishing hole, but there’s no denying the subjectivity of the ranking. You can weigh the pros and cons of types of fish and the relative beauty of the ...

A report from UC Davis' Tahoe Environmental Research Center describes deteriorating water conditions at Clear Lake, pictured, California's largest natural freshwater lake. (Getty) The water quality of ...

A satellite photo shows California’s largest freshwater lake has turned green, NASA reported. The photo, posted May 29 on the agency’s Earth Observatory blog online, shows the bright green hues of ...

California's largest freshwater lake has turned a lurid green thanks to a huge algal bloom, as seen in pictures taken from space. Situated around 120 miles north of San Francisco, Clear Lake has long ...