On a warm, sunny afternoon in late November, Roger Cornwell stopped his pickup near the edge of a harvested rice field to avoid spooking a great blue heron standing still as a statute, alert for prey. He pointed to a dozen or so great egrets at the opposite end of the field as a chorus […]
The California Water Commission is holding public workshops as part of its efforts to assess a potential state role in financing conveyance projects that could help meet needs in a changing climate. A workshop in Southern California is scheduled for December 10 on Zoom. The Commission’s goal with the workshops is to hear from diverse […]
The rainy season is still young, but that’s about the only consolation to be found in California’s initial estimate this week that farmers who get water from the State Water Project will only get 10 percent of their requested allocations next year. This marks the third consecutive year the initial estimate has been that low.
Paul Bruchez’s family has ranched cattle in Colorado for five generations. And twice in his lifetime, his generation has nearly become the last. The first time, it was the city of Denver that squeezed them out. By the 1990s, when Bruchez was still in high school, the city’s fast-growing suburbs had swept north and totally […]
Amid California’s worst fire season in history, climate experts are predicting hot and dry conditions this winter. “On average there will be less moisture than we would normally receive here in California,” says Dr. Lowell Stott, a professor of earth sciences at the University of Southern California.
California Farmers Work to Create a Climate Change Buffer for Migratory Water Birds
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Inside Climate Newsby Liza GrossOn a warm, sunny afternoon in late November, Roger Cornwell stopped his pickup near the edge of a harvested rice field to avoid spooking a great blue heron standing still as a statute, alert for prey. He pointed to a dozen or so great egrets at the opposite end of the field as a chorus […]
California’s Miserable Year Ending in Drought, Fire and Lockdowns
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bloomberg Greenby David R Baker and Mark ChediakMost Californians, it’s safe to say, can’t wait for 2020 to end. But the year is getting in a few parting shots on its way out the door.
Public Workshops on California Water Conveyance Projects
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water News Network Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe California Water Commission is holding public workshops as part of its efforts to assess a potential state role in financing conveyance projects that could help meet needs in a changing climate. A workshop in Southern California is scheduled for December 10 on Zoom. The Commission’s goal with the workshops is to hear from diverse […]
Water Managers Urge Patience After Initial, 10% Allocation from State Water Project
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Bakersfield.comby John CoxThe rainy season is still young, but that’s about the only consolation to be found in California’s initial estimate this week that farmers who get water from the State Water Project will only get 10 percent of their requested allocations next year. This marks the third consecutive year the initial estimate has been that low.
The Rancher Trying to Solve the West’s Water Crisis
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Politicoby Annie SniderPaul Bruchez’s family has ranched cattle in Colorado for five generations. And twice in his lifetime, his generation has nearly become the last. The first time, it was the city of Denver that squeezed them out. By the 1990s, when Bruchez was still in high school, the city’s fast-growing suburbs had swept north and totally […]
SoCal is Likely to See a Dry La Niña Winter, New Data Show
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /ABC7by Rob HayesAmid California’s worst fire season in history, climate experts are predicting hot and dry conditions this winter. “On average there will be less moisture than we would normally receive here in California,” says Dr. Lowell Stott, a professor of earth sciences at the University of Southern California.