blog post Can We Capture More Water in the Delta? By Sarah Bardeen Jan 17, 2023 Jan 17, 2023 ... While it's true that there are pumping restrictions right now to protect fish, the maximum the projects could be pumping is about 14,000 ...
blog post Adapting to a Water-Scarce California By Ellen Hanak Jan 9, 2023 Jan 9, 2023 ... And perhaps most troubling, freshwater ecosystems have endured a deepening crisis that's further harmed the state's struggling fish and ...
blog post The Troubled History—and Uncertain Future—of the Salton Sea By Sarah Bardeen Nov 22, 2022 Nov 22, 2022 ... The smaller lake is also more polluted and saline, which reduces habitat for fish and birds. It's been almost two decades since the state ...
Report Priorities for California’s Water By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Sarah Bardeen, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Nov 14, 2022 Nov 30, 2022 ... Fish and wildlife populations that are in poor shape tend to be less resilient to increasing drought intensity, struggling to survive ...
Report Solar Energy and Groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley By Andrew Ayres, Annabelle Rosser, Ellen Hanak, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Oct 25, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife could lead such efforts and make approvals contingent on a set of pre-defined on-site activities to lower ...
blog post Beavers: The Unlikely Climate Hero By Sarah Bardeen Oct 24, 2022 Oct 24, 2022 ... The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently allocated money to support beaver restoration throughout the state, ...
blog post Water for Wildlife Refuges: 30 Years of the CVPIA By Sarah Bardeen Sep 20, 2022 Sep 20, 2022 ... Samantha Arthur: Congress passed the act in 1992. It recognized the importance of the Central Valley's rivers for migratory birds, fish, and ...
blog post Commentary: Newsom’s Water Strategy Needs to Go a Step Further By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount Sep 8, 2022 Aug 30, 2022 ... Everything from fish, insects, and amphibians to birds and plants rely on this variability. All are adapted to the first freshet in the fall ...
Report Storing Water for the Environment By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Kristen Dybala ... Aug 22, 2022 This is best illustrated by its impacts on the conservation status of fishes. For example, of the 122 species of native freshwater fish found in California ...
Policy Brief Policy Brief: Storing Water for the Environment By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Kristen Dybala ... Aug 22, 2022 Water stored in reservoirs behind dams—especially cold water for fish like salmon and steelhead—is vital to conservation efforts and to avoid extinction of ...