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CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION: The Delta’s history and ecology take center stage

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September 6, 2017
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Dr. Bruce Herbold, Robin Grossinger, and Hap Dunning among the panelists on hand to discuss the Delta's historic ecology, the condition of native fish, the legal framework, and the emerging strategies for rest... Read More...

Delta Narratives, pt 4: Writers and artists in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

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February 18, 2016
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Dr. Gregg Camfield surveys literature written about the Delta, focusing on an American humorist's vision of Benicia "Stories matter. Contemporary neuroscience fairly certainly supports our basic intuition that... Read More...

Delta Narratives, pt. 3: Building Communities in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: Economics and Ethnicity

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February 17, 2016
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Dr. Jennifer Helzer and Dr. Bob Benedetti look at the diverse cultures that shaped the communities of the Delta Throughout history, the Delta has been a crossroads - a place of environmental change and agricul... Read More...

Delta Narratives, pt. 2: Stitching a River Culture: Trade, Transportation and Communication in the Delta

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February 11, 2016
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The Delta Narratives project continues with a look at the history of boating, trains, trucks, and mechanical innovation in the Delta In 2014, the Delta Protection Commission funded the Delta Narratives proje... Read More...

Delta Narratives, pt 1: Managing the Garden: Agriculture, Reclamation, and Restoration in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

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February 10, 2016
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The Delta Protection Commission's Delta Narratives project seeks to tell the human story of the Delta "These days the Delta is most often considered a reservoir or a habitat," begins the introduction to the De... Read More...

Radio show transcript: Michael Jackson, water rights lawyer, on California’s water history, the twin tunnels, and how this affects Northern California groundwater

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October 14, 2014
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Jim Brobeck, water policy analyst for AquAlliance, interviewed water rights attorney Michael Jackson for a radio show which broadcast on Chico’s KZFR radio on September 12. During the interview, they discussed ... Read More...

Tina Cannon Leahy: A tribute to California’s ‘First Lady of Water’

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October 8, 2014
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From Tina Cannon Leahy, posted at the California Water Blog: Pauline Davis; From the private collection of Rodney Davis "As water policy consultant for the California Assembly, I occasionally research ... Read More...

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