san joaquin river

While the bulk of the California Gold Rush took place from Mariposa north, the Central California foothills to the south also had a great deal of mining activity.

A planned mega-development along the river in the late 1980s spurred three women to start the San Joaquin River Parkway & Conservation Trust.

The State Water Resources Control Board advance a controversial, Newsom-backed agreement in a new proposal, which qualifies as a major development in the long-running debate about delta water use.

The river we know today as the San Joaquin has had many names over the years.

Friant Dam was the fourth-largest masonry dam in the world when it was constructed between 1939-1944.

A century ago, Fresno residents could ride an electric trolley all the way to present-day Scout Island, to cool off at "Fresno Beach" on the San Joaquin River.

There's a meeting on Thursday night to discuss a proposed blast mine on the San Joaquin River. The town hall opens at 5 p.m. at the River Center, near Riverpark, with food trucks and beverages.

Fort Washington's history goes back over 175 years to Alta California General José Castro. The fort was likely the first building in what is today Fresno County.

Joaquin Arambula, one of Fresno's state assemblymen, is trying to stop a blast mine on the San Joaquin River. Federal officials say there is a "notable risk" that the mine will spill chemicals such as lead, arsenic, and other toxic chemicals into the river.

Fresno has a 200% gravel surplus. So why does CEMEX want to dig a pit deeper than Millerton Lake along one of America’s most over-extracted rivers?