By the Department of Water Resources: Federal and state agencies broke ground today on a project that will become the single largest floodplain salmon rearing habitat restoration in California history. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) and U.S. Bureau of...
By Norm Groot, executive director of the Monterey County Farm Bureau Farming in the Salinas Valley, the Salad Bowl of the World, is ever evolving and always progressive in its approach to conservation of resources. We pride ourselves here on...
By Lisa McEwen, Ag Alert Don Cameron sparked curiosity in 2010 when he began a multi-phase project intended to capture floodwater from the Kings River during rainy seasons. The effort, supported by state grants, unfolded as a grand experiment, as...
By Kathy Coatney, Ag Alert The Klamath Basin has dealt with reduced water for decades, but this year is particularly grim. The region is facing extreme dry conditions, as one of many ground zeros in a western U.S. multiyear drought...
For the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project to comply with the federal Endangered Species Act, the Bureau of Reclamation and the Department of Water Resources consult with the federal fish agencies, the National Marine Fisheries Service and...
