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PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government January 2021 Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas

Key findings from the current survey include a majority approve of Governor Newsom’s job performance and his handling of COVID-19—but the state gets low marks…

Water Partnerships between Cities and Farms in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley October 2020Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan, Ellen Hanak, Robert Wilkinson

Making the Most of Water for the Environment: A Functional Flows Approach for California’s Rivers August 2020Ted Grantham, Jeffrey Mount, Eric D. Stein, Sarah Yarnell

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment July 2020Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman, Rachel Lawler

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Operating Dams to Better Manage Big Storms Can Build Resiliency to Climate Extremes March 8 2021Lori Pottinger

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Video: Improving the Health of California’s Freshwater Ecosystems March 1 2021Lori Pottinger, Ashlyn Perri

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Smoothing the Bumps in the Road to Ecosystem Restoration February 22 2021Lori Pottinger

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Video: The Path to Healthy Headwater Forests February 16 2021Lori Pottinger

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Stanislau River, Calaveras Big Trees State Park, California

February 11, 2021 The Path to Healthy Headwater Forests

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February 2, 2021 Building Resilience for Cities and Farms with Water Partnerships

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The evening sun sets through a smoke filled sky (from California's 1100-plus wildfires) over the Tuolumne River. The location of this image is approximately one mile above the Glen Aulin high camp along the Pacific Crest Trail in Yosemite's high country. The river flows throgh an area known as the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River.

November 12, 17, 19, 2020 Building a Water-Resilient California

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July 30, 2020 Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment

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Climate Change Chart: California has been hot and dry for the past 20 years

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California has been hot and dry for the past two decades

Rising temperatures are making droughts more intense, and dry years are occurring more frequently. At the same time, winter storms are becoming warmer—with less snow and more rain—leading to larger floods.

Improving the Health of California’s Freshwater Ecosystems

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