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Friday, July 26, 2013
You should do the following to prepare for a thunderstorm and flooding events. ■ Get inside A home, building, or hard top automobile. You are much safer inside a vehicle than outside. Stay away from windows and doors, and stay off porches. Take shelter in a sturdy building. ■ Have a plan Always have a emergency kit and make a family communications plan. ■ Electrical devices Use your batteryoperated radio for updates from local officials. Avoid contact with corded phones and devices including those recharging. Cordless and wireless phones are OK to use. Unplug appliances power surges from lightning can cause serious damage. ■ Avoid plumbing contact Do not wash your hands, shower, or wash dishes. Plumbing and bathroom fixtures can conduct electricity. ■ Power lines Stay away from downed power lines and report them immediately. ■ Flood watch When flooding is possible. Tune in to NOAA Weather, commercial radio or television for information. ■ Flood Warning Flooding is occurring or will occur soon; if advised to evacuate, do so immediately. Be prepared to move to higher ground ■ Driving If you are driving, try to safely exit the roadway and park. Stay in the vehicle until the heavy rain ends. Remember that six inches of water will reach the bottom of most passenger cars causing loss of control, possible stalling.
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Friday high 91° Isolated thunderstorms Friday low 69° Isolated thunderstorms Saturday high 89° Mostly sunny Saturday low 66° Partly cloudy Sunday high 89° Mostly sunny Sunday low 65° Mostly clear National Weather Service
Sebastian Kole Stallone SUPs the streets of Kernville at the corner of Sirretta Street and Kernville Road after a recent afternoon downpour. A reported .06 inches of rain fell Monday in and above Kernville within a 50-60 minute period.
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Local youth get work experience Jaimie Olle, U.S.F.S. Summer Volunteer Courier Special Each summer since 1970 the U.S. Forest Service has provided America's youth with an opportunity for work experience coupled with environmental education through its program recognized as the Youth Conservation Corps. The focus of the YCC is to foster respect and responsibility for the earth's natural resources via increased ecological knowledge while completing work projects on public lands. The Kern Valley is home to its very own YCC crew, organized by John Gomez of the Sequoia National Forest. This particular sector of YCC will be focusing on clean up and restoration projects throughout the forest during the 2013 summer. While the YCC is a nationwide opportunity, the Kern River Ranger District had not hosted a crew for over a decade up until last year. The
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Cody Norris/Special to the Courier Larry Duysen, Mill Operator; YCC crew Angel Anderson, Breanna Walker, Paige Tidwell, and Dustin Yunt; John Gomez, FS Forester; Jackie Williams, FS YCC Crew Leader; and Penelope Shibley, FS Planner visiting the mill at Terra Bella.
reinstallation of the program was the result of a grant submitted to the regional office by Gomez. This year's YCC crew is composed of Angel Anderson, Shasta Christensen, Ariel Simms, Paige Tidwell, Breanna Walker, and Dustin Yunt. After a recommendation process, members of the crew are chosen through random selection. Leading the 2013 YCC crew in the field is Forest Service employee Jackie Williams, who directs
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participants through eight 40-hour workweeks, during which time crew members earn state minimum wage. Project assignments for the YCC crew cover a wide variety of tasks and locations. Around the Kern River Valley, the YCC has been hard at work cleaning up trash and debris, as well as filling in exposed standing pipes, which pose an entrapment threat to cavity-nesting birds. The crew has also nature
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spent time on the Kern Plateau working on campground clearance projects that include ash removal from campfire pits, as well as, ensuring that there is sufficient defensible space around each campsite. Their upcoming projects include the revitalization of signage within a number of the forest's Penny Pines plantations and a restoration project in French Meadow that seeks to combat serious erosion. Along with group projects, each YCC member spends a week in one of the forest's ranger stations gaining valuable experience in multiple facets of the agency. The YCC program is not only dedicated to teaching a strong work ethic, but also seeks to provide an opportunity for educational growth in understanding natural resources, and the role of ecology in society today. The 2013 YCC crew has
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kern river water data: Wednesday 6 p.m. Storage, Isabella Reservoir 71,176 acre-feet 2013 Reservoir peak 106,783 acre-feet Pool maximum 568,075 acre-feet Pool safety limit 360,000 acre-feet Upper Kern Inflow 200 cfs* Lower Kern Outflow 303 cfs Borel Canal Outflow 0 cfs (stopped) Data from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cfs=cubic feet per second 1 cu.ft. = 7.48 U.S. gallons 1 ac.ft.= 325,851 U.S. gal. *(5-hr average Kernville)
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