Happy Veterans Day Maven Website announcements November 11, 2021Maven’s Notebook is pausing today for Veterans Day and will return on Friday as usual. In the meantime, enjoy your...
AG ALERT: New fertilizer management tools aid desert growers Ag Alert Water quality November 10, 2021By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert Three years of studies on commercial fields point to the conclusion that many desert region...
COMMENTARY: We can help farmers by retiring some parched lands Ag Alert CommentaryGroundwater News November 10, 2021By Jay Ziegler, director of policy for The Nature Conservancy, and Dan Vink, principal partner for Six-33 Solutions, for Ag...
CAL MATTERS: Winged warning: Migrating birds hit hard by California’s drought Cal Matters Fish and wildlife November 10, 2021As the drought dries up California’s wetlands, traveling birds such as ducks, geese and eagles are struggling to survive and...
BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Managed Floodplain Fish Food: Bringing Dry Side Food Webs to Wet Side Fish Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science November 10, 2021Two centuries ago, the floor of the Central Valley was primarily a marshy wetland. In the springtime, the snowpack would...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: DWR discusses plan to keep Delta drought barrier in place Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 9, 2021Additional barriers in the Northern Delta being contemplated if conditions remain dry Despite the wet weather, California is still experiencing...
RISING VOICES: California adapts to water change The Water Hub Climate change November 8, 2021Each month, the Water Hub is checking in with advocates and organizers in California to talk about the water issues...
AG AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS SPECIAL ISSUE: Implications of the Drought for California Agriculture UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR) AgriculturePolicy and regulation November 5, 2021In this issue: Implications of the Drought for California Agriculture Climatological Context for California’s Ongoing Drought, by John Abatzoglou California...
ESTUARY NEWS: Cows Run Amuck, East Bay Groundwater, Breaching Season, Lab in a Garage, Birds Use Solar Ponds, and more… Maven Science November 5, 2021In the October issue of Estuary Magazine: Breaching Season in Sloughs & Marshes Fog Cool for Oysters Weathering Climate Extremes...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: A typology of drought decision making Maven Delta science November 4, 2021At the October meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, during the Lead Scientist report, Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted an article...
AG ALERT: Flows to increase; water districts cry foul Ag Alert Policy and regulation November 3, 2021By Christina Souza The Newsom administration has informed regional water districts that it will move forward with a plan to...
STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater quality November 3, 2021Within the Central Valley, over seven million acres is in irrigated agriculture, and depending on the conditions, water discharged from...
MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for November 1st Robert Shibatani Current Conditions November 2, 2021Prepared by Robert Shibatani The 2021-22 Water Year has started off with a bang! Record precipitation totals during last week’s...
DAN WALTERS: Farmers lose two skirmishes in California water war Cal Matters CommentaryPolicy and regulation October 31, 2021Environmentalists and their allies have scored two wins over agricultural interests in the decades-long conflict over how much water can...
Survivor Salmon that Withstand Drought and Ocean Warming Provide a Lifeline for California Chinook NOAA Fisheries Fish and wildlifeScience October 28, 2021NOAA Fisheries recovery goals include reintroduction to save the late-migrating fish In drought years and when marine heat waves warm...
