By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farming and ranching families in the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds say drought emergency curtailment regulations adopted by the state last August will threaten their livelihoods if water supplies run out as the state...
By Kathleen Wong, UC NRS In 2020, a massive lightning storm ignited wildfires across much of Northern California. Among the thousands of acres it charred were multiple coastal watersheds from San Mateo County to Big Sur. For UC Santa Cruz...
At the January meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen began a series of reports that, over the next few months, will highlight the science that the Council funded through the Delta Science Fellows in...
From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released eight determinations on groundwater sustainability...
Legacy mercury contamination is problematic in California waterways due to historic gold and mercury mining. Even today, mercury from abandoned mines still leaches into the creeks and rivers in the Sierra and Coast Ranges, flowing downstream and into the Delta,...
Restoration can help diversify salmon habitat and may stabilize fishing opportunities against climate shocks. From NOAA Fisheries: California’s native salmon...
By the Department of Water Resources: As efforts continue to plan and obtain all permits for a single tunnel project to modernize Delta conveyance, the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) ongoing environmental review process will provide the public an opportunity...
