By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center It’s January 2027, and for the last few months, a super El Nino has already delivered torrential rains to the Pacific Coast of North America. California’s reservoirs...
By Caleb Hampton The spread of golden mussels in California has alarmed farmers this year as the invasive species established itself in waterways across much of the state. In the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the freshwater mollusks began obstructing irrigation systems...
From the UC Santa Barbara Current: A study conducted by UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators has found that California has lost more than half of its coastal dune systems. The researchers’ assessment — the first of its kind for...
Destructive golden mussels are wreaking havoc in California waterways. Why are California water managers ending precautions for a vital reservoir? By...
By Cariad Hayes Thronson, Knee Deep Times The ribbons of marsh squeezed between the Bay and the highways that skirt its edges are living relics of California’s gold mining history. Today, at locations in the East and North Bay, they...
Pilot cultural informed burn project at Twitchell Island helps illuminate the secrets of carbon storage By the Department of Water Resources: The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta has long been recognized for its ability to store carbon, so experts from DWR and...