Additional barriers in the Northern Delta being contemplated if conditions remain dry Despite the wet weather, California is still experiencing dire drought conditions and concerningly low storage levels in the state’s largest reservoirs. DWR is responding to the continuing drought...
In this issue: Implications of the Drought for California Agriculture Climatological Context for California’s Ongoing Drought, by John Abatzoglou California...
In the October issue of Estuary Magazine: Breaching Season in Sloughs & Marshes Fog Cool for Oysters Weathering Climate Extremes Saving Water under the East Bay Habitat Tramplers Run Amuck Tracking Natural Nitrogen Removal Can Birds and Solar Float on...
Within the Central Valley, over seven million acres is in irrigated agriculture, and depending on the conditions, water discharged from the site may carry nutrients, pesticides, and pathogens off-site and into water bodies or aquifers. The Central Valley Water Board’s...
NOAA Fisheries recovery goals include reintroduction to save the late-migrating fish In drought years and when marine heat waves warm the Pacific Ocean, late-migrating juvenile spring-run Chinook salmon of California’s Central Valley are the ultimate survivors. They are among the...
Late migration of outgoing juvenile fish is a crucial life history strategy for survival of spring-run Chinook salmon during drought years By Michael Milstein (NOAA) In drought years and when marine heat waves warm the Pacific Ocean, late-migrating juvenile spring-run...
