Solutions

Early support from SNC leads to critical federal funding for North Yuba

Photo: The town of Downieville is located on Highway 49 where the Downie River joins the North Yuba River. Surrounded…

12 months ago

Tribes guard the Klamath River’s fish, water and lands as restoration begins at last

Photo: Doreen Ashley (left) and Gloria Mattz (right), fish technicians at the Yurok Fisheries Program, do all they can to…

12 months ago

Strawberry Case Study: What if Farmers Had to Pay for Water?

Coral Davenport reported in the Pajaro Valley, meeting farmers, regulators and C.E.O.s and visiting oceanfront strawberry fields. Photographs by Nathan Weyland.[GIFT…

12 months ago

Spying on Beavers From Space Could Help Save California

Photo-illustration: Jacqui VanLiew; Getty Images A group of scientists taught an algorithm to spot beaver ponds in satellite imagery, which…

12 months ago

USFWS: Historic levee breach opens 300 San Francisco Bay acres to tidal marsh restoration

Partners celebrate 20th anniversary of South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project On December 13, the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration…

1 year ago

A Devastating Wildfire Allowed This Indigenous Community To Reclaim Its Roots

Photo: Shelby Leung shows staff of the Roundhouse Council renderings for the nonprofit’s new building. (Jessica Terrell/Civil Beat/2023) Wildfires destroyed…

1 year ago

Can frog transplants bring an endangered species back from the brink in California?

A yellow-legged frog in its habitat rests on algae and a stick in San Benito County, Calif., on Saturday, Oct.…

1 year ago

Organic growers see new role in the age of climate change

photo credit: Ruth Dusseault/Bay City News A robotic weeder that uses no herbicide, at the Organic Growers Summit in Monterey…

1 year ago

Fire Destroyed This California Town’s Water System. But That Didn’t Slow The Effort To Rebuild

Five years after the Camp Fire, the town of Paradise is still replacing damaged water lines. But it's been able…

1 year ago

Organic farming — new role in the age of climate change

photo credit: Ruth Dusseault/Bay City News A robotic weeder that uses no herbicide, at the Organic Growers Summit in Monterey…

1 year ago