DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: CA communities battle for rights to water; As government scales back water quality protections, surfers pick up the slack; CA climate programs see bottom fall out of main funding source; UC: Pandemic has impacted Calif. food, ag, environment; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 7, 2020 The Great Divide: California communities battle for rights to water: “An ongoing struggle between two communities less than a...
PUBLICATION: Decolonization: Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water Maven Policy and regulation June 5, 2020Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society is a journal that ‘seeks to explore the relationships between knowledges and tears down the...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/5: EcoRestore: 5 years, thousands of acres of restored habitat; Water Board seeks to fund 26 new personnel through increased fees; Most Trump enviro rollbacks will take years to be reversed; San Diego CWA approves detachment conditions resolution; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 5, 2020NOTE: STARTS TODAY: Water Protection Speakers Series To Focus on Native People Fighting For California’s Rivers and Food Systems EcoRestore:...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/4: State, feds in talks over water; In a dry year, Valley water sales get an extra dose of scrutiny; State Water Board gives Reclamation an ‘F’ grade for refusing to save salmon; Below the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: More garbage; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 4, 2020WEBINAR: Principles of Riverscape Health & Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration from 9am to 10am. In this webinar we will immerse you...
BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Predicting, Detecting, Understanding: Science to Inform Decision Making Maven Delta science June 4, 2020The USGS and the Delta Stewardship Council are recruiting the next Delta Lead Scientist who is appointed by the Council...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/3: Improving atmospheric forecasts with machine learning; Where the worst wildfire activity is expected this summer; Sea otters used to live in the bay — should we bring them back?; Construction to begin soon on Schafer Dam; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 3, 2020FREE WEBINAR: Water and food security in the face of COVID-19: Finding robust solutions: This webinar will explore the implications...
EXPLAINER: Water rights 101 Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law June 3, 2020California water law is complex, governed by both state and federal law, part property law and part environmental law. The...
MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT as of May 31 Robert Shibatani Current Conditions June 3, 2020Prepared exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by Robert Shibatani: As of May 31, 2020 The late-spring and summer months have arrived,...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/2: Dam safety; Tule Red Restoration Project; Restoring post-fire pine forests in the West; E.P.A. limits states’ power to use the Clean Water Act to oppose energy projects; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 2, 2020Tribal Regional Water Management, Part 3 from 9am to 12pm. This meeting will discuss funding and technical assistance opportunities for...
LETTER: State Water Board rejects Reclamation’s Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan Maven Planning and management June 2, 2020Yesterday, the Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board sent a letter to Ernest Conant at the Bureau...
DELTA SCIENCE NEEDS: Looking at climate change impacts Maven Climate changeDelta science June 2, 2020Conditions in the Delta are changing at a rapid pace and the future is likely to look very different than...
COVID-19 Resources for Water Quality Monitoring Programs and Watershed Stewards Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS June 1, 2020Extensive list of COVID-19 resources covering worker/volunteer protection, cleaning and disinfecting, parks & open space, liability protection From the State...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/1: Major cyberattack on Israeli water systems foreshadows future dangers to infrastructure; In wake of global shutdowns, researchers expect water quality to improve; 2,000 attend Klamath rally demanding answer to water problems; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 1, 2020Major cyberattack on Israeli water systems foreshadows future dangers to infrastructure: “Israel thwarted a major cyberattack on its water systems...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Westlands Water District is again eyeing San Joaquin River water; Here’s how California’s water laws were made; Embedding agriculture in nature is beneficial for biodiversity and business; California’s toxic gold mining legacy; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 31, 2020Westlands Water District is again eyeing San Joaquin River water: “Westlands Water District sent shockwaves through the Central Valley water...
