Wildfires and watersheds Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

January 26, 2026

Why California turned to University of Texas at Arlington after devastating wildfires By Brian Lopez, University of Texas at Arlington...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: From flames to faucets: Addressing post-wildfire water contamination

Maven

Notebook News and Features Wildfires and watersheds

January 14, 2026

At the November meeting of the California Water Quality Monitoring Council, a comprehensive presentation shed light on the growing challenges...

LUSKIN CENTER FOR INNOVATION: Urban wildfire: water system capacities and limitations

Maven

Wildfires and watersheds

January 8, 2026

Researchers convene statewide experts to assess firefighting capacity, infrastructure gaps, and policy solutions By Mara Elana Burstein One year after the January 2025 fires devastated communities across Los Angeles, the region is still reckoning with how its infrastructure performed and...

UC DAVIS: Lessons from the Caldor Fire’s Christmas Valley ‘Miracle’

UC Davis

Wildfires and watersheds

January 8, 2026

Study Reveals Which Pre-Fire Treatments Worked Best During a 2021 Fire in Tahoe By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis In what...

AGU: Nearly three-quarters of western US overdue for wildfires

American Geophysical Union

Wildfires and watersheds

December 18, 2025

For a decade, nearly four million hectares per year would need to burn just to catch up From the American...

USBR: Igniting Reclamation’s focus on wildfire crisis

Bureau of Reclamation News

Wildfires and watersheds

November 20, 2025

California-Great Basin’s Regional Wildland Fire Coordinator is making a difference By Michael Burke, Bureau of Reclamation As the threat of wildfires looms larger each year, the Bureau of Reclamation’s California-Great Basin Region is proactively igniting a regional initiative to protect...

WATER DESK: In burned forests, the West’s snowpack is melting earlier

The Water Desk

Wildfires and watersheds

November 14, 2025

As blazes expand to higher elevations, the impacts cascade downstream By Mitch Robin, The Water Desk As the American West...

UC MERCED: Thinning, burning forests provide multiple benefits, some of them surprising

UC Merced

Wildfires and watersheds

November 5, 2025

By UC Merced Wildfires are growing more frequent and severe across the western United States, and California’s Sierra Nevada is...

NASA data powers new tool to protect water supply after fires

NASA/JPL

Wildfires and watersheds

September 25, 2025

By Emily DeMarco, NASA When wildfires scorch a landscape, the flames are just the beginning. NASA is helping communities across the nation foresee and prepare for what can follow: mudslides, flash flooding, and contaminated surface water supplies. A new online...

SIERRA NEVADA CONSERVANCY: Restoring Resilience: Leveraging nature-based solutions for wildfire protection and carbon storage in Sierra-Cascade forests

Sierra Nevada Conservancy

Wildfires and watersheds

September 10, 2025

By the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Over the last 21 years, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) has funded and supported essential...

CAL MATTERS: Dozens of lightning strike fires are burning across California. A warming climate could bring more, according to new study

Cal Matters

Wildfires and watersheds

September 5, 2025

When lightning strikes are abundant, so are wildfires – some in remote places across the state. Scientists warn there may...

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH: Industry-managed forests more likely to fuel megafires

University of Utah

Wildfires and watersheds

September 2, 2025

Forests managed by timber companies were more likely to exhibit the conditions that megafires love—dense stands of regularly spaced trees with continuous vegetation connecting the understory to the canopy. By Lisa Potter, University of Utah The odds of high-severity wildfire...

EOS: Scrambling to study smoke on the water

American Geophysical Union

Wildfires and watersheds

August 27, 2025

Timely action shows the impact of urban fires on freshwater and marine ecosystems. By Grace van Deelen, EOS As multiple...

EOS: When disaster science strikes close to home

American Geophysical Union

Wildfires and watersheds

August 27, 2025

How have scientists across Los Angeles used their skills to help their communities recover from the 2025 fires? by Kimberly...

EOS: Burning urban and wild land alike

American Geophysical Union

Wildfires and watersheds

August 26, 2025

When more densely populated Altadena and Pacific Palisades burned along with surrounding wildlands, hazards for residents didn’t stop when the fires were contained. By Kimberly M. S. Cartier, EOS The 2025 Palisades and Eaton Fires torched scrub-lined slopes of the...

Wildfires and watersheds

UTA research helps Los Angeles understand hidden water impacts long after fires end

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: From flames to faucets: Addressing post-wildfire water contamination

LUSKIN CENTER FOR INNOVATION: Urban wildfire: water system capacities and limitations

UC DAVIS: Lessons from the Caldor Fire’s Christmas Valley ‘Miracle’

AGU: Nearly three-quarters of western US overdue for wildfires

USBR: Igniting Reclamation’s focus on wildfire crisis

WATER DESK: In burned forests, the West’s snowpack is melting earlier

UC MERCED: Thinning, burning forests provide multiple benefits, some of them surprising

NASA data powers new tool to protect water supply after fires

SIERRA NEVADA CONSERVANCY: Restoring Resilience: Leveraging nature-based solutions for wildfire protection and carbon storage in Sierra-Cascade forests

CAL MATTERS: Dozens of lightning strike fires are burning across California. A warming climate could bring more, according to new study

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH: Industry-managed forests more likely to fuel megafires

EOS: Scrambling to study smoke on the water

EOS: When disaster science strikes close to home

EOS: Burning urban and wild land alike

DAILY DIGEST, 2/6: CA to see ‘major pattern change’ as rain, snow enter forecast; Challenging California’s water ‘scarcity’ narrative; How to entice water guzzlers to conserve; How failing negotiations could spiral into a bitter fight over the Colorado River; and more …