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Riding the Restoration Waves: My Estuarine Journey

After 16 years of working in the San Francisco Estuary, including serving as a manager for key regional agencies, I…

2 years ago

The power of water

Why levees don't work, and the challenge of designing them differently There has been a lot of discussion about why…

2 years ago

This Winter’s Floods May Be ‘Only a Taste’ of the Megafloods to Come, Climate Scientists Warn

Photo: Climate activist and Pajaro Valley High School senior Denia Escutia,18, stands in the family's mud-coated kitchen in Pajaro on…

2 years ago

High drama, ugly deeds, politics and moments of kindness…

Photo: Crews work on a breach in the banks of Deer Creek about 3 miles north east of Allensworth. The…

2 years ago

California Water Agencies Hoped A Deluge Would Recharge Their Aquifers. But When It Came, Some Couldn’t Use It

WESTERN WATER IN-DEPTH: January storms jump-started recharge projects in badly overdrafted San Joaquin Valley, but hurdles with state permits and…

2 years ago