Cows versus trout in the Eastern Sierra
Saturday, September 24, 2011 - 23:30
in Earth & Climate
The right of ranchers to continue running cattle is dependent on the outcome of a dispute over how best to protect the California golden trout, the official state fish.In a meadow of knee-high grass framed by rugged granite peaks and pine forests, cattleman John Hunter urged his horse forward along a trail crossing a creek, frowning under a cowboy hat dripping rainwater.