blog post Reconnecting the Klamath By Jeffrey Mount, Peter Moyle Apr 27, 2016 The agreements to remove four Klamath dams are major milestones but are only first steps toward restoring the basin’s fisheries
Report What If California’s Drought Continues? By Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, Jeffrey Mount, Peter Moyle ... Aug 19, 2015 California is in the fourth year of a severe, hot drought—the kind that is increasingly likely as the climate warms. Although no sector has been untouched, impacts so far have varied greatly, reflecting different levels of drought preparedness. Urban areas are in the best shape, thanks to sustained investments in diversified water portfolios and conservation. Farmers are more vulnerable, but they are also adapting. The greatest vulnerabilities are in some low-income rural communities where wells are running dry and in California’s wetlands, rivers, and forests, where the state’s iconic biodiversity is under extreme threat. Two to three more years of drought will increase challenges in all areas and require continued—and likely increasingly difficult—adaptations. Emergency programs will need to be significantly expanded to get drinking water to rural residents and to prevent major losses of waterbirds and extinctions of numerous native fish species, including most salmon runs. California also needs to start a longer-term effort to build drought resilience in the most vulnerable areas.
blog post The Carmel River Gets a Boost By Lori Pottinger, Matt Kondolf Aug 18, 2015 An ambitious project to remove a large dam on a key Central Coast river will bring benefits to the environment and set a precedent for other dammed rivers in the state.