Publication examines the two-way relationship between fire-adapted invasive plants and wildfire regimes — and offers science-based tools for integrated management and landscape restoration The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) has released Integrated Management of Fire-Adapted Invasive Plants That...
By Caleb Hampton Earlier this spring, an excavator maneuvered through the rolling hills of eastern Merced County, stacking almond trees removed by farmer Rosie Burroughs. During the past couple years, Burroughs scrapped about 170 acres of almond and walnut trees....
A new study connects satellite data on vegetation condition, topography, and weather conditions to examine the predicted versus actual burn severity of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. By Rebecca Owen Urbanization, climate change, and fire suppression practices are contributing to...
Proposal adds up to a million-acre-feet of conservation on top of the 1.25 million-acre-feet annual Lower Basin reductions proposed earlier The Lower Basin States of Arizona, California, and Nevada today advanced a plan to stabilize the Colorado River through 2028,...
By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism With drought and high temperatures putting unprecedented pressure on water users throughout Colorado, from cities...
From the State Water Board: On November 3, 2025, Byron Bethany Irrigation District (BBID), Delta Party Water Agencies (DPWA), San Francisco Baykeeper, and the Sierra Club et al. Parties offered case-in-chief exhibits into the evidentiary record. (2025-11-03 BBID’s Offer of...