FEATURE: Unifying Restoration Across the San Francisco Estuary: A Profile on Ecologist Letitia Grenier Robin Meadows Notebook News and Features October 19, 2021Written by Robin Meadows San Francisco Estuary Institute ecologist Letitia Grenier has already led projects on working with nature toward...
GUEST COMMENTARY: San Joaquin County Deserves a Fair Chance to Develop its American River Water Right Application Guest Contributor CommentaryWater rights and water law October 18, 2021Commentary written by San Joaquin County Supervisors Chuck Winn and Kathy Miller Last month, the State Water Resources Control Board...
NEVADA CURRENT: Climate change intensifying competition for water in the West Nevada Current Colorado River October 16, 2021SNWA chief warns of fights ‘over water that simply isn’t there’ by Jacob Fischler, Nevada Current States in the Colorado...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Montezuma Wetlands Project: Early Results and Lessens Learned from a Newly Breached Marsh Maven Delta scienceEcosystems October 14, 2021The Montezuma Wetlands Project is a multi-phase restoration project that uses dredged sediment to raise elevations in diked, subsided baylands...
AG ALERT: Research seeks resilience for aquifers Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News October 13, 2021By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert One day in early October, a group of University of California, Merced, students went to...
AG ALERT: Almond growers cut water use with efficiency measures Ag Alert Agriculture October 13, 2021By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert California almond growers have reduced the amount of water needed to produce a nut by...
AG ALERT: Biden pursues reversal of rules for water projects Ag Alert Policy and regulationWater project operations October 13, 2021By Christine Souza The struggle over management of water supplied through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta continues as the Biden administration...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Groundwater Rights Summary and Allocations Challenges for Market Development Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features October 13, 2021For the past several months, the California Water Commission has been leading a process to frame state considerations around how...
FEATURE: Agricultural Pesticides Accumulate in Fish Prey Species in the Delta Elyse De Franco Delta science October 12, 2021Written by Elyse DeFranco The toxic effects of insecticides sprayed on Delta farmlands don’t stop at the pests they seek...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Delta Adapts: Assessing Ecosystem Vulnerability to Climate Change Maven Climate changeDelta science October 7, 2021The loss of most ecosystems in the Bay-Delta has heavily compromised the functioning of the remnant ecosystems, which are anticipated...
NEVADA CURRENT: Drought conditions, climate crisis spur calls for more efficient water infrastructure Nevada Current Colorado River October 6, 2021by Ariana Figueroa, Nevada Current Experts in government, agriculture, water management and the environment stressed during a U.S. Senate hearing...
RISING VOICES: Rising Voices: Water Affordability and Shrinking Wells The Water Hub Planning and management October 6, 2021Each month, the Water Hub is checking in with advocates & organizers in California to talk about water issues impacting...
FEATURE: First Field-Based Assessment of Levee Risk in the Delta Robin Meadows Delta scienceNotebook News and Features October 5, 2021Written by Robin Meadows Like other islands in the central Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Bacon Island has subsided below sea level...
CAL MATTERS: A rare ecological gem is slicked with spilled oil — again Cal Matters Ecosystems October 5, 2021Wetlands painstakingly created with millions of dollars are the most devastating victims of the Huntington Beach oil spill. The trio...
Increased Hatchery Production Aims to Boost Chinook Salmon for Endangered Killer Whales NOAA Fisheries Fish and wildlife October 4, 2021State, tribal, and federal hatcheries seek to increase Chinook by 4–5 percent From NOAA Fisheries: Federal, state, and tribal salmon...
