blog post Sites Reservoir’s Novel Approach to Storing Water for the Environment By Gokce Sencan Mar 20, 2023 5 days ago ... The proposed Sites Reservoir would take a novel approach to storing water to benefit freshwater ecosystems when they need it most.
blog post Testimony: Adapting California’s Water Rights System to the 21st-Century Climate By Ellen Hanak, Brian Gray, Jeffrey Mount Feb 28, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 ... ... and supports an important, and threatened, ecosystem. ... all of the water required to manage water quality, protect ecosystems, ...
blog post Adapting to a Water-Scarce California By Ellen Hanak Jan 9, 2023 Jan 9, 2023 ... Water supplies are tight, and managers are preparing for a possible fourth year of drought. And perhaps most troubling, freshwater ecosystems ...
blog post California’s 2022 Fire Season: “A Remarkably Different Year” By Sarah Bardeen Dec 12, 2022 Dec 12, 2022 ... Second, we need to better prepare the state's ecosystems for fire and drought. There's so much funding, over $400 million in state grants ...
blog post The Troubled History—and Uncertain Future—of the Salton Sea By Sarah Bardeen Nov 22, 2022 Nov 22, 2022 ... Early plans focused on protecting the Salton Sea's vibrant, productive ecosystem: they looked at engineering solutions to keep the sea water ...
blog post Climate-Challenged California Must Learn to Thrive with Less Water By Ellen Hanak, Jeffrey Mount Nov 16, 2022 Nov 16, 2022 ... To sustain our urban and rural communities, agriculture, and ecosystems, we'll need to adjust course. Some actions are already underway and ...
Report Priorities for California’s Water By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Sarah Bardeen, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Nov 14, 2022 Nov 16, 2022 ... Natural infrastructure—our freshwater ecosystems—is under great threat from increasing drought intensity. And the rancorous battles over water ...
blog post How Are California’s Cities Managing the Drought? By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Annabelle Rosser, Ellen Hanak Oct 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2022 ... The drought has harmed California's freshwater ecosystems, dried up thousands of drinking water wells in small communities, ...
blog post Beavers: The Unlikely Climate Hero By Sarah Bardeen Oct 24, 2022 Oct 24, 2022 ... How do beavers to a better job than traditional approaches to restoration? After decades of studying rivers and the ecosystems that depend on ...
blog post Introducing the 2022–23 PPIC CalTrout Ecosystem Fellows By Sarah Bardeen Oct 10, 2022 Oct 10, 2022 ... Each year, our PPIC CalTrout Ecosystem fellows help turn science into action by improving water management in California.