Restoring ecosystems can have multiple benefits, such as recovering endangered and threatened species, increasing water supply reliability, and adapting to climate change In recent decades, planning and conservation efforts to preserve and recover endangered species have often recognized that habitat...
Protecting the areas in a groundwater basin where water infiltrates most easily preserves the critical function of recharging the aquifer, as well as protecting the aquifer from potential future contamination Groundwater recharge or infiltration is the process whereby water moves...
A well-functioning watershed provides clean water for drinking and irrigation, healthy soils, flood protection, habitat for wildlife, and outdoor recreation...
Fisheries Biologist Cyril Michel discusses recent predator manipulation studies done in the Delta and efforts to develop a predictive model for predation Over the past century, populations of salmon in Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta have declined drastically, with at least one...
The damage to water systems can linger for years. The cost in just one small town: as much as $150 million. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters For more than a month after a wildfire raced through his lakeside community and...
Every year, the Groundwater Resources Association of California selects two speakers for the David Keith Todd Lectureship, which named after David Keith Todd to pay tribute to his legacy as groundwater science and education leader. The objective of the series...