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The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Simply Salmon

Ian Hilton, Reporter // April 11, 2021

Salmon: the other red meat. Well, kind of. Salmon gets its red color from a pigment called astaxanthin — rhymes with shasta-dancin’ — either naturally or unnaturally. We’ll get into that later. I...

a photo of the Sacramento river

Sacramento salmon run fun

Melvin Bui, Reporter // February 21, 2021

Grad students from Chico State have been working alongside nonprofit and federal organizations to reestablish and analyze the success of habitats for juvenile salmon in the tributaries of the Sacramento...

Volunteers with Friends of Butte Creek have been setting up wattles in an attempt to contain potentially harmful runoff from the ashes and debris left in the wake of the Camp Fire. Photo credit: Dan Christian

Heavy rains could threaten salmon spawn from toxic Camp Fire runoff

Dan Christian // December 3, 2018

With the Camp Fire 100% contained, evacuation orders are slowly being lifted and roads are opening up allowing residents of Honey Run and Butte Creek Canyon to return to their property for the first time...

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