A University research initiative is helping farmers and water managers adapt to shifting snowpack, water availability and policy in snow-fed river basins By Guadalupe Alvarez, Nevada Today In the arid valleys of the American West, winter snowpack from surrounding mountains...
With reservoirs brimming — but snowpack abysmal — experts warn of a potentially early fire season. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California clocked its second-worst snowpack on record...
Rice cultivation in the Delta now eligible for Healthy Soils Program grants The Delta Stewardship Council has long recognized that elevation and agricultural emissions are critical issues for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. In response, the Council’s Delta Plan policies and...
UC Riverside develops modern-day robotic divining rod By Jules Bernstein, UC Riverside Advanced technology can help farmers get to the root of a growing problem ¾ overwatering in an era of increasing drought and water scarcity. A new UC Riverside...
The judge determined the defendants erred in one regard, remanding the issue of an analysis for a water diversion facility to the National Marine Fisheries Service. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service The federal government has complied with the Endangered...