CAL MATTERS: In California’s Sierra Nevada, putting the trees to work Cal Matters Ecosystems January 23, 2018“What happens in the Sierra Nevada doesn’t stay in the Sierra Nevada.” By Julie Cart, Cal Matters This story was...
NASA/JPL: Sierras lost water weight, grew taller during drought NASA/JPL Hydrology December 13, 2017Loss of water from Sierra Nevada rocks caused the California mountains to rise almost an inch during the recent drought....
CAL MATTERS: Sierra forests turned to brown Cal Matters Ecosystems November 25, 2016By Julie Cart, Cal Matters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California’s high country...
CAL MATTERS: Forests of fatalities: after 70 million tree deaths, worst “still to come” Cal Matters Ecosystems August 10, 2016By Julie Cart, Cal Matters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Until recently, strolling...
Guest commentary: California Water Rights Law: 100 Years and Counting – and Concerned John Kingsbury CommentaryWater rights and water law April 30, 2015Written by John Kingsbury, Executive Director of the Mountain Counties Water Resources Association The long history of California is embattled...
Wildfire and droughts in Sierra Nevada forests Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWildfires and watersheds September 10, 2014With much of the state’s water supply originating in the mountains as precipitation on the forested landscape, the health of...