Three-acre project to keep fish connected to productive floodplain habitat while reducing number of juvenile salmon becoming stranded each year From the Sacramento River Settlement Contractors: A three-acre floodplain along the Sacramento River that has become attractive for native fish...
A proposed restoration project at the southern end of the Yolo Bypass will connect existing wetlands while supporting agriculture and flood management. At the Delta Stewardship Council’s September meeting, Judah Grossman of the Department of Water Resources’ Division of Multi-Benefit...
Experts explain how prevention, early detection, and coordinated response can help protect California’s ecosystems, waterways, agriculture, and communities. Invasive species...
A new study finds the world’s great surf breaks are vulnerable to climate change. In Malibu, the problem is more specific: a coast with few defenses, with a record El Niño winter closing in. By Kate Waxman, Inside Climate News...
The Wetlands for Climate (W4C) Partnership released a new report examining the successes and challenges in wetland restoration across California, as well as the most promising opportunities to close the gap between policy commitments and on-the-ground delivery in our state. California has lost over...
From the Department of Water Resources: Summer temperatures at the Salton Sea in southeastern California frequently exceed 110° F, making any time spent outdoors hazardous, let alone doing anything strenuous. Even so, DWR scientists Vanessa Velasco and Nicholas Burgos routinely...
