NOAA FISHERIES: Central California Coast Coho Salmon Need Restored Habitat to Improve Resilience to Climate Change NOAA Fisheries Fish and wildlifeScience May 2, 2023Endangered Species Act review says salmon species still endangered and vulnerable to drought and climate change. By NOAA Fisheries Although...
RESERVOIR REPORT for May 1, 2023 Robert Shibatani Current Conditions May 2, 2023Written by Robert Shibatani For a moment it was looking as though we had skipped over Spring and went directly...
CDFW: Tribe, state and federal partners join to return endangered salmon to historic habitat Department of Fish and Wildlife Fish and wildlife May 1, 2023By CDFW News The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA Fisheries and the Winnemem Wintu Tribe signed agreements to...
UC DAVIS: Growing Crops with Less Groundwater UC Davis AgricultureGroundwater News April 30, 2023UC Davis Provides Farmers with New Technologies and Tools in Response to Climate Change By Amy Quinton, UC Davis On...
THIS JUST IN … DWR Approves Sustainability Plans for 12 Groundwater Basins as Efforts Continue to Protect Critical Water Resources Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News April 27, 2023From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced today the approval of groundwater sustainability plans...
MEETING: State Water Board discusses intervention options for groundwater basins with inadequate plans Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features April 27, 2023In March 2023, the Department of Water Resources issued final determinations on groundwater sustainability plans (GSPs) submitted by the groundwater...
GRIST: The very bad math behind the Colorado River crisis Grist Colorado River April 26, 2023This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. California and Arizona are currently fighting...
NOAA FISHERIES: New research asks, “Can Pacific salmon keep pace with climate change?” NOAA Fisheries Climate changeFish and wildlifeScience April 25, 2023From NOAA Fisheries: A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change has found that salmon migration timing is...
DAN WALTERS: California’s lengthy battle for water rights moves into the Legislature Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater rights and water law April 25, 2023By Dan Walters, CalMatters Network Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Climate Change is Already Impacting Stream Flows Across the U.S. Desert Research Institute Climate change April 25, 2023DRI researchers examined more than 500 watersheds across the country and found that increased winter temperatures are driving more extreme...
NOAA FISHERIES: Sacramento River pulse flow expected to increase survival of juvenile salmon traveling to the ocean NOAA Fisheries EcosystemsScience April 24, 2023Spring surge to benefit spring-run Chinook and fall-run Chinook that support fisheries. From NOAA Fisheries: Researchers from NOAA Fisheries and...
YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: A mystery in the Pacific is complicating climate projections Yale Climate Connections Hydrology April 24, 2023The El Niño-Southern Oscillation, which has a huge influence on global weather patterns, isn’t behaving as computer models predicted. That’s...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Drought task force to consider conservation programs Aspen Journalism Colorado River April 21, 2023By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Colorado legislators on Thursday introduced a bill that would create a drought task force with...
DWR NEWS: How Modernizing Infrastructure Can Help to Capture More Storm Flow Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate changeDelta Conveyance Project April 21, 2023By DWR News The series of atmospheric river storms that brought record-breaking amounts of rain and snow this year has...
SJV WATER: Longtime agreement keeps J.G. Boswell Company land dry in the old Buena Vista Lake bed in Kern County SJV Water Current Conditions April 20, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The old Buena Vista Lake bed in Kern County will remain mostly dry and continue...
