Tulare Lake was once the largest body of freshwater west of the Mississippi River and covered over 1,200 square miles. Tulare Lake was home to tule elk & antelope, & Yoku hunters fished for salmon, perch, & sturgeon on rafts & canoes made from thick tule reeds. The lake was drained & covered in crops by the land barons who took over the Central Valley, turning the region into one of the nation’s most productive agricultural hubs. Owing to runoff from several rivers draining into the valley & the state’s record snowpack melting, Tulare Lake has reappeared for the first … Continue reading The Resurrection of Tulare Lake: How California’s Record Snowpack is Bringing Back a Lost Treasure