critical habitat

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Critical habitat is defined as the specific geographic areas, whether occupied by a listed species or not, that are essential for its conservation and that have been formally designated by rule published in the Federal Register.

DAILY DIGEST, 6/10: ‘Dead on arrival:’ State Sen. Cabaldon, Delta Caucus draw ‘red line’ on fast-tracking Delta tunnel project; Combating a rising threat to water systems: Inside the Golden Mussel Framework; Rising concerns of climate extremes and land subsidence impacts; More than a park: One year at Dos Rios; and more …
DAILY DIGEST, 6/6: Rapid snowmelt and Trump cuts compound wildfire fears; Invasive golden mussels may bring action from Congress; Trump cut UC Berkeley researchers’ funding. Their response is a fierce lawsuit; Worsening climate outlooks raise the stakes on the Colorado River; and more …
DAILY DIGEST, 5/28: LAO report on Delta Conveyance trailer bills; Reclamation increases CVP allocations, Westlands calls it ‘disappointing’; 1st heat wave of the season to bake West with 100-degree temps; Tehama County calls emergency meeting over land subsidence; and more …
DAILY DIGEST, 5/27: The blobby little sea squirt that stowed away across the Pacific to California; NOAA’s atmospheric river research: Serving up data rain or shine; CA’s second-largest reservoir fills for third straight year; Groundwater is rapidly declining in the Colorado River Basin, satellite data show; and more …
DAILY DIGEST, 5/15: Newsom pushes to fast-track $20 billion Delta tunnel; New research shows billions in economic risk from continued state inaction on water supply; How a California county eliminated PFAS from the water supply; As time grows short for a Colorado River deal, Trump is set to fill vacant water post; and more …

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