Wildfires and watersheds Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

April 25, 2024 47

By Steve Lundeberg, Oregon State University Oregon State University researchers have teamed with the Karuk Tribe to create a novel...

UC SANTA CRUZ: Closer water monitoring needed as wildfires increase

UC Santa Cruz

News

March 26, 2024 151

By Mike Peña, UC Santa Cruz With climate change leading to increases in the size and frequency of wildfires, UC...

USGS: New publication looks at wildfire policy in the US

USGS

Other Publications

February 23, 2024 34

A comprehensive OECD Environmental Policy Paper on wildfire risk, policy, and strategy in the United States explains how to incorporate...

USGS supports effort to understand impacts on water quality caused by 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise

Maven

News

February 9, 2024 121

From the USGS: During November 2018, the Camp Fire burned more than 150,000 acres in Butte County, California, including the...

STANFORD NEWS: Low-intensity fires reduce wildfire risk by 60%

Stanford University

News

November 11, 2023 249

High-intensity, often catastrophic, wildfires have become increasingly frequent across the Western U.S. Researchers quantified the value of managed low-intensity burning...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Heat waves strike rivers too—can prescribed burns and beavers cool streams for salmon?

Robin Meadows

Science

November 2, 2023 271

By Robin Meadows While marine heat waves are well known, a 2022 study was the first to document aquatic temperature...

THE CONVERSATION: What the extreme fire seasons of 1910 and 2020 – and 2,500 years of forest history – tell us about the future of wildfires in the West

The Conversation

News

October 17, 2023 104

Kyra Clark-Wolf, University of Colorado Boulder and Philip Higuera, University of Montana Strong winds blew across mountain slopes after a...

NOTICE: USACE issues permit authorizing California wildfire mitigation activities in waters of the United States

Press Release/Notice

ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 31, 2023 21

From the US Army Corps: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued Regional General Permit (RGP) 10, authorizing activities...

USFS: Protecting water from fire: How the Wildfire Crisis Strategy protects critical infrastructure

US Forest Service

News

August 17, 2023 103

By Benjamin Cossel, Stanislaus National Forest If they’d only known. Back in the 1850s, miners in the Sierra Nevada gold-rush...

UCLA: Why are California’s wildfires getting worse? Experts explain what we know

UCLA

News

August 15, 2023 133

Paper adds clarity to contentious debate with implications for lives and property David Colgan, UCLA Key takeaways Experts authored a...

CAL MATTERS: Drones, satellites and AI: How California fights its unpredictable wildfires with analytics

Cal Matters

News

July 12, 2023 600

By Julie Cart, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...

DELTA COUNCIL: Wildfires increasing in acres burned and severity, but total cost to California remains unclear

Maven

Meetings and Events

July 6, 2023 248

California’s forests are facing a growing threat: wildfires. The severity and frequency of these fires are on the rise, fueled...

THE CENTER SQUARE: California to deploy new technologies for anticipated intense wildfire season

The Center Square

News

June 30, 2023 67

By Ria Roebuck Joseph | The Center Square California is gearing up for the 2023 fire season with a host...

SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Australian wildfires and California drought

Maven

Delta science Science

June 28, 2023 1646

At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted an article on the...

FEATURE: How Wildfire-damaged Plastic Pipes Contaminate Drinking water – and What We Can Do About It

Robin Meadows

Best of the Notebook News

August 3, 2022 648

Written for Maven’s Notebook by Robin Meadows The first time a reporter asked public health researcher Gina Solomon if wildfires...

Wildfires and watersheds

OREGON STATE: Research showcases Indigenous stewardship’s role in forest ecosystem resilience

UC SANTA CRUZ: Closer water monitoring needed as wildfires increase

USGS: New publication looks at wildfire policy in the US

USGS supports effort to understand impacts on water quality caused by 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise

STANFORD NEWS: Low-intensity fires reduce wildfire risk by 60%

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Heat waves strike rivers too—can prescribed burns and beavers cool streams for salmon?

THE CONVERSATION: What the extreme fire seasons of 1910 and 2020 – and 2,500 years of forest history – tell us about the future of wildfires in the West

NOTICE: USACE issues permit authorizing California wildfire mitigation activities in waters of the United States

USFS: Protecting water from fire: How the Wildfire Crisis Strategy protects critical infrastructure

UCLA: Why are California’s wildfires getting worse? Experts explain what we know

CAL MATTERS: Drones, satellites and AI: How California fights its unpredictable wildfires with analytics

DELTA COUNCIL: Wildfires increasing in acres burned and severity, but total cost to California remains unclear

THE CENTER SQUARE: California to deploy new technologies for anticipated intense wildfire season

SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Australian wildfires and California drought

FEATURE: How Wildfire-damaged Plastic Pipes Contaminate Drinking water – and What We Can Do About It

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Sacramento Delta stewards eye climate change protection for levees, habitats

PRESS RELEASE: Fishermen, Tribal members, and residents ask California Water Board to support science-based water plan, deny Voluntary Agreements

DWR NEWS: Using Genetic Identification to Find Spring-run Salmon and More

DWR NEWS: One year later: state-led drought task force releases inaugural report laying the groundwork on how to improve drought resilience for California

OREGON STATE: Research showcases Indigenous stewardship’s role in forest ecosystem resilience

COURTHOUSE NEWS: In blow to green groups, Ninth Circuit upholds federal plan for Glen Canyon Dam

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation increases CVP allocations for South of Delta ag to 40%; Westlands & others respond UPDATED

CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE: Tire toxicity faces fresh scrutiny after salmon die-offs

AG ALERT: Probation under SGMA will cost the region, farmers say

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS: State Water Contractors Respond to Updated Allocation of State Water Project Supplies for 2024

THIS JUST IN … State Water Project Increases Projected Water Supply Allocation to 40%

DR. MICHAEL ANDERSON: Climate change and California’s water resources

DWR DELTA CONVEYANCE UPDATE: Schedule, Charts Permitting Pathway + Other Project Updates

GRIST: The EPA is cracking down on PFAS — but not in fertilizer

NOAA FISHERIES: Welcome to Salmon Country: California’s Central Valley

DAILY DIGEST, 4/26: Fishermen, Tribal members, residents ask Water Board to deny Voluntary Agreements; How an obscure atmospheric phenomenon causes catastrophic flooding in CA; It’s raining stormwater NOVs; Visualizing contaminated groundwater in 3D; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 21-26: State hears feedback on controversial water plan; Atmospheric rivers could intensify; SWP, CVP allocations raised; Will two wet winters repair our forests?; and more …