Groundwater levels are starting to decline across portions of California; here’s the areas of highest risk

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Groundwater levels are on the decline worldwide and one of the areas seeing the biggest change is right here in…

Dr. Laurel Larsen’s stint tackling the wicked problems ends

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An Interview with Dr. Laurel Larsen, the Delta Stewardship Council’s Former Lead Scientist Since the turn of the century, there…

Having a Mix of Tree Heights Enhances Drought Resilience in Sierra Nevada Forests

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The 2012-2015 drought resulted in widespread tree mortality in the southern Sierra Nevada. Photo by Margot Wholey In a paper published in…

‘Phenomenal progress’: Water use in Southern Nevada inches toward goal

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Water savings in the Las Vegas Valley are soaring despite population growth, largely thanks to a wetter-than-normal 2023 and persistent…

How One Man In A Canoe Found Beauty In The Troubled Salton Sea

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Photo: Sicco Rood's canoe on the shore of the Salton Sea. (Courtesy Sicco Rood) Sicco Rood didn't know what to…

Increase in sea urchin population raises concerns off California’s coast

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KSWB) — Scientists are taking drastic measures to rehabilitate the California coastal kelp after an extreme warm…

Tule River Tribe reintroducing beavers to Tulare County

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Some time this spring, beavers will return to the ancestral lands of the Tule River Tribe in the Southern Sierra…

Five Guiding Principles for Effective Voluntary Agreements

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A Case Study on VAs for Water and Habitat in California’s Bay-Delta Watershed California has increasingly emphasized efforts to develop…

Study quantifies how aquifer depletion threatens crop yields

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Photo: A center-pivot irrigation system waters a cornfield near Adams, Nebraska, about 45 minutes south of Lincoln. A new Husker-led…

Risky reservoirs: States where aging dams pose the greatest threat

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 Record rainfall pelted parts of Iowa for 12 hours straight in July 2010, sending 10 inches of rainwater draining toward…