California Drought Update: Will the rain be enough?
Everyone is taking a deep sigh of relief as wet weather finally returns to California. However, a burning question still remains: will it be enough to Read More…
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Wrapping Up a Welcome Water Year
When plumes of dust rise over almond and walnut orchards from the harvest and truckloads of fresh chopped corn make their way along the country roads to Read More…
What Lies Ahead for Water this Winter
Around this time of year, water managers and those of us working in fisheries in California and across the West start asking, “What is the water outlook Read More…
Sierra Snowpack and the San Joaquin River Restoration Program
In California, we all need snow – even the fish in the San Joaquin River. The San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP) hosted the 2018 Science Meeting Read More…
A Miracle March? Not Quite
The year was 1991; California was entering a fifth year of drought, Sierra snowpack was at 18 percent of the historical average at the beginning of March, Read More…
It’s Snow Joke: Fish Need Snowpack
Fish might be the furthest thing on the minds of skiers and snowboarders carving the Sierra slopes, but the amount of mountain snowpack that accumulates in winter Read More…
Climate coin toss
In recognition of World Water Day, we thought it relevant to revisit the drought situation in California. Although we have received a dose of precipitation over the Read More…