Report Exploring the Potential for Water-Limited Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley By Caitlin Peterson, Cameron Pittelkow, Mark Lundy Jul 20, 2022 As irrigated farmland comes out of production in the San Joaquin Valley, valley residents will face increased pests, weeds, and dust—as well as a loss of ...
Report Advancing Ecosystem Restoration with Smarter Permitting By Letitia Grenier, Stephanie Panlasigui, Crissy Pickett, Gokce Sencan Aug 16, 2021 NOTES: The removal of the final barrier to fish migration allows federally ... might overly impact the waterbirds that relied on the existing salt ponds.
blog post Preparing California’s Rivers for a Changing Climate By Lori Pottinger Aug 19, 2019 Aug 19, 2019 ... And essentially every major river and stream in the state is impacted by a dam. Dams aren't just barriers to migratory fish, they also alter ...
blog post The Yolo Bypass: It’s a Floodplain! It’s Farmland! It’s an Ecosystem! By Lori Pottinger Jul 29, 2019 Jul 29, 2019 ... ... while also providing habitat for waterbirds, fish, ... We also built a sophisticated fish ladder for fish migrating upstream during ...
blog post Ecosystems Need Groundwater Too By Lori Pottinger Apr 6, 2018 Apr 6, 2018 ... In California we're trying to mimic seasonal wetlands by flooding farmland to support migratory birds. These kinds of projects help farmers ...
blog post Remaking the Salton Sea By Lori Pottinger Apr 6, 2017 Apr 6, 2017 ... “Many species of birds adopted the sea as a critical part of their migration path, so maintaining its habitat functions is important,” Snow ...
Report What If California’s Drought Continues? By Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, Jeffrey Mount, Peter Moyle ... Aug 19, 2015 Fish and waterbirds that rely on freshwater in rivers, estuaries, and wetlands are ... scarce this coming fall precisely during the peak of bird migration.