Kern River Valley California-forest service Internship advic

have been several instances of wildfires catching on in the dry river beds. This is considered problematic at the Kern River entrance of Sequoia.

has one year of water left: Link

The state has lost at least 63 trillion gallons of water: Link

There will probably be very severe water wars in the coming decades.

are dramatically sensationalized. For the drought stricken Central Valley, it's a year of water left with no reduction in groundwater tables.

will I be drinking my own piss if I decide to accept this opportunity?

Just a Southern California native here...

I have been going camping to Upper Kern every year for the past 15 years. Last summer even with the drought I didn't see too much of a water decline on the Upper Kern. But in the Lower Kern there was no river!! I've never seen that. Only few spots of stagnant water covered in algae.

My guess is the water was getting collected at the Lake Isabella reservoir.

At the camp sights no campfires have been allowed in the past 2 years due to the dryness and fire danger.

It will be very hot (100+ F very common) and dry there from June/July to October. So be prepared for that. Since it's high dessert it can also be very cold in the winter.

As for the good things...

The water is ice cold in the Upper Kern!! So provides a nice contrast to the dry heat.

Kern is very close to Giant Sequoias(Trail of 100 Giant Sequoias). I think it's about 50 miles from Kernville.

Not sure how much light pollution there is in Syracuse but you are in for a show at night on the sky at Kern.

Good Luck!!

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I guess what I'm asking is OBJXIII : 6:09 pm : link : reply will I be drinking my own piss if I decide to accept this opportunity?

We have water restrictions all over Southern California. But not so much that it affects drinking water.

Some restaurants however will not serve you water unless you request it.

are incredibly ecologically diverse. You move from true desert to high desert to forest to scrubland.

If you're into any form of resource conservation or resource management, it's a dreamland.

Especially gfinop, I'll be working the upper kern section enforcing camping rules, etc

will be the larger MSA's around you.

Depending on what they do for lodging, you may want to choose to live in one of the small towns that inhabit the mouth of the upper Kern (Issabella, Kernville), as Tehachapi and Bakersfield require going around lots of windy roads.