Film Friday: A Study on Pulse Flows
https://youtu.be/kRUU1PIZAec FISHBIO's first scientific publication looked at the factors that influence the timing and size of a salmon migration. This included examining the role of pulse flows, Read More…
river flows
Film Friday: Drone Flyover of the Calaveras River
https://youtu.be/F00rqFAbapI The 2017 Water Year was one for the record books. All the storms we got that year made for some pretty impressive river flows in California. Read More…
Journey of a Water Drop
Today is World Water Day, so we thought it was a fitting time to highlight the importance of water is to us all. The rivers we study Read More…
Left High and Dry: Hydropeaking Effects on Aquatic Insects in Regulated Rivers
Dramatic rising and falling of water levels is a common experience for sea stars, mussels, and other marine invertebrates adapted to life on the rocky coast – Read More…
Digging deeper on fish and flows
Everyone knows that fish need water – but just how much water is often a subject of debate, especially when it comes to fish in California’s highly Read More…
Tough choices in dry conditions
In times of extreme conditions, such as the current state of water scarcity in California, some sacrifices and tradeoffs inevitably have to be made. For example, the Read More…
What’s “natural” in a regulated river?
It's hard to find a "natural" river in California's Central Valley. Significant changes over the past century, such as dams and water use, have altered the daily, Read More…