Whitewater rafters portaged a boat for 16 miles beside the Kern River, protesting the removal of water for a hydropower plant ...

But that flies in the face of CDFW’s own 1995 Upper Kern Basin Fishery Management Plan, river advocates point out. “The Kern River in this reach (downstream of Fairview Dam) is capable of ...

Running the Kern River is not for the weak of the heart. Nope, according to an article by Jill Cowan in the New York Times from June 18, 2023, ‘The Kern River has a reputation as a tempestuous ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Invasive fruit flies are threatening local gardens and farms in Kern County, prompting officials to urge residents to check their plants and take preventive measures.

A sudden shutoff of water supplies has dried up the Kern River in Bakersfield, leaving thousands of dead fish on the parched riverbed. News. ... drying in the sun among buzzing flies. McNeish, ...

The power was shut-off 3:30 p.m. Thursday, and according to an SCE spokesperson, 6,000 customers in Kern County are under a potential power shut off until Saturday.

It’s now largely encompassed by the Golden Trout Wilderness, a 300,000-acre preserve within the Inyo and Sequoia National Forests that intersects with the North and South forks of the Kern River.

Crews from the Bakersfield Fire Department, with help from the Kern County Fire Department, rescued five people from the Kern River on Saturday night. In a Facebook post, BFD wrote: "The Kern ...

Guy Jeans is an expert at the sport — some would say religion — of fly fishing. But as the unofficial trout season approaches on the upper Kern, the owner of Kern River Fly Shop and the ...

My wife Candy and I enjoy the simple pleasures of trout fishing. Purists we are not, preferring bait over artificial flies, and only occasionally do we cast spinning lures to entice the big ...

Did you know there are natural water slides in the Sequoias about 2 hours from Bakersfield? It's also free! 23ABC'sAdam Bowlestakes us on an adventure to find and enjoy them.