Ecosystems – Biology – Animals

New Study in “Nature Water” Spotlights Importance of Groundwater Monitoring

Groundwater is a critical resource around the globe, especially in dry regions, but it’s importance in sustaining ecosystems remains largely…

8 months ago

Sewage sleuths: the men who revealed the slow, dirty death of Welsh and English rivers

Ashley Smith and Peter Hammond by the River Windrush in Oxfordshire. Photograph: Sam Frost/The Guardian A tide of effluent, broken…

8 months ago

Cocopah Tribe: habitat restoration along the Colorado River to address climate change

Map: Tribe will restore areas along the Colorado River to address climate change. The Cocopah Tribe will work on riparian…

8 months ago

USBR: Building a defense against extinction

Photo: Delta smelt are native to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reclamation, partner agencies continue extraordinary effort to save Delta smelt…

8 months ago

USFWS: Don Edwards NWR relishes progress in San Francisco Bay recovery

Wildlife and people benefit from ongoing restoration Twenty years after a complex, multi-partner effort began to restore south San Francisco…

9 months ago

New Model Maps a Resilient SF Bay Future Through Climate-Smart Seagrass Restoration

New eelgrass habitat model to supercharge conservation efforts to prevent acidification, erosion, and other climate change impacts in major CA…

9 months ago

Mines exporting to China threaten Arizona’s water

Photo: Manganese rock on a conveyor belt. (Deposit Photos) This last year, the Arizona government repeatedly received favorable national attention…

9 months ago

COLUMN: The importance of groundwater

National Groundwater Awareness Week is celebrated from March 10-16. It is an annual week of awareness, education, and advocacy focusing on…

9 months ago

Even very low levels of pesticide exposure can affect fish for generations, study finds

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Fish exposed to some pesticides at extremely low concentrations for a brief period of time can…

9 months ago

Watershed panel draws large audience to City Hall during Wild and Scenic Film Festival

Photo: Panelists (l to r) General Manager of Yuba Water Agency Willie Whittlesey, Tahoe National Forest Supervisor Eli Ilano, California…

9 months ago