People Stories

It doesn’t require a hero to do something heroic! There is great merit even in small acts of water-mindfulness — because of the acts themselves and because of the kind of people it makes us. —H2O IQ editor

FEATURE: Women in water science make a splash

Dale Hoffman-Floerke receiving new award from Karla Nemeth, two women leaders from DWR. Photo: Florence Low, DWR In a time…

4 months ago

Sizing-Up Progress on Nature-Based Infrastructure

Photo: May 2024 - State of the Estuary conference awards ceremony for outstanding projects. It wasn’t the appearance of a…

5 months ago

Delta College’s Aqua Ducks are big winners at H2O Hackathon

A San Joaquin Delta College student squad called the Aqua Ducks emerged top prize winner May 4 at the end…

7 months ago

Meet the Las Vegas teens facing Western drought head on

(LtoR) Katie Kim, Fisher Parry and Kira Anderson with the Southern Nevada Water Authority's Youth Conservation Council are on hand…

7 months ago

No birdsong, no water in the creek, no beating wings: how a haven for nature fell silent

Bernie Krause ‘out there and listening to the soundscapes’ in Sugarloaf Ridge state park. Photograph: Cayce Clifford/The Guardian As the soundscape…

7 months ago

Kindergarteners release trout into Feather River

Photo: Kindergarteners observe steelhead trout recently at Butte Vista Elementary School in Yuba City. Standing on the boat ramp at…

7 months ago

Navy Whistleblower Pursued Fraud Case Against Red Hill Contractors, Unsealed Documents Show

Photo: Prior to the fuel leaks at Red Hill in 2021, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Shannon Bencs raised concerns with her…

8 months ago

CDFW Biologist Honored Following Historic Salmon Reintroduction Project

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has recognized a CDFW senior environmental scientist for his role in the historic…

10 months ago

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

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

10 months ago

These tribal leaders are water pioneers — and 2023 Arizonans of the Year

Photo: President Joe Biden talks with Colorado River Indian Tribes Chairwoman Amelia Flores (center), August 8, 2023, at the historic…

11 months ago