by Robin Meadows Malissa Tayaba, Vice Chair of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, comes from ancestral villages on the Sacramento, American and Feather rivers. “I’m really trying to get across to people who the Tribe is, where we’re...
by Alastair Bland Biologists studying the San Francisco Estuary’s endangered fishes are trying to unpack a puzzling but encouraging uptick of endangered longfin smelt in a small North Bay watershed. With the fish declining in most of the estuary, time...
State agencies highlight nature-based solutions for the Delta Nature-based solutions use natural systems and working landscapes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, store carbon and build resilience to climate impacts. California has made those approaches a key part of its climate...
A growing release program is putting hatchery-raised fish back into the Delta while scientists work to improve their odds of survival By Robin Meadows Five years ago, a multi-agency team launched an effort to restore Delta smelt, a finger-sized iridescent...
Groundwater-driven land sinking in the San Joaquin Valley is reducing aqueduct capacity, prompting interim repairs and long-term planning. At Metropolitan...
By Robin Meadows About 15 seasonal workers and their families live in a trailer park on Huntington Farms, a 6,000-acre land-holding in the Salinas Valley that grows crops including broccoli, lettuce and strawberries. It’s a good deal for both parties....
