Drought’s threat to trout forces early stocking in Nevada

RENO — For the second year in a row, Nevada wildlife officials are releasing thousands of trout in the Truckee River a month earlier than usual to give them a fighting chance to survive in the cold mountain waters where they’ve spawned for centuries but face increasing threats from drought. The state Department of Wildlife planned to release 7,000 hatchery-raised rainbow trout Wednesday just east of downtown R