From the Department of Water Resources: Along the North Fork of the Feather River, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) is conducting an innovative reintroduction feasibility study for Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon that would help boost the salmon population and potentially...
Upper basin water managers exploring how to protect water in Lake Powell By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Water managers in the upper Colorado River basin took another step this week toward a more formal water conservation program that they say...
For the Department of Water Resources: With California experiencing extreme swings between severe drought to torrential rain, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) wanted to see if the State Water Project’s largest reservoir, Lake Oroville, had shrunk (or lost storage...
California is on the brink of a water crisis, with projections showing a potential decrease in water availability by 4.6 to 9 million acre-feet yearly. Despite conservation efforts, scarcity is inevitable, according to a new report titled “The Magnitude of...
Smoke-covered lakes see shifts in biological and energy processes that influence food webs, carbon storage, and more. By Carolyn Wilke, EOS Wildfires are on the rise. The smoke they bring darkens the sky and deposits ash. Ocean research has provided...
