The thousands of acres burning across Southern California this week foreshadow what’s expected to be a severe wildfire season, the head of the U.S. Forest Service said. Chief Thomas L. Tidwell predicts certain parts of the country — including Southern California and Arizona, where four large, uncontained fires are burning this week — will have active […]
Are your watering stipulations and conservation efforts about to change for the better? The San Diego County Water Authority’s initial determination that the San Diego region has an adequate water supply for this and the next three years means the city of San Diego Public Utilities Department will be asking the City Council to enact […]
Municipal water agencies across California are required to report to state officials by midnight Wednesday on whether they have enough water to withstand three more years of drought. If they don’t, a new state conservation plan requires them to calculate how much they need to start saving to meet anticipated demand. Officials with the State […]
Firefighters battling a pair of wildfires in the San Gabriel Mountains have been instructed to avoid a 1,000-foot radius area around a nest where a baby eagle is getting ready to fledge, a U.S. Forest Service official said Wednesday. The bald eagle’s nest is not located in part of the forest where the Reservoir and […]
Southern California braces for severe wildfire season
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)The thousands of acres burning across Southern California this week foreshadow what’s expected to be a severe wildfire season, the head of the U.S. Forest Service said. Chief Thomas L. Tidwell predicts certain parts of the country — including Southern California and Arizona, where four large, uncontained fires are burning this week — will have active […]
Will San Diegans be Able to Water Their Lawns More in the Near Future?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Debbie L. Sklar Quoted: Halla RazakAre your watering stipulations and conservation efforts about to change for the better? The San Diego County Water Authority’s initial determination that the San Diego region has an adequate water supply for this and the next three years means the city of San Diego Public Utilities Department will be asking the City Council to enact […]
Some water agencies say ‘no’ to mandated water cuts despite drought
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /89.3 KPCCby Emily GuerinMunicipal water agencies across California are required to report to state officials by midnight Wednesday on whether they have enough water to withstand three more years of drought. If they don’t, a new state conservation plan requires them to calculate how much they need to start saving to meet anticipated demand. Officials with the State […]
Baby bald eagle gets its own ‘no fly zone’ as choppers battle wildfire
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby Nina AgrawalFirefighters battling a pair of wildfires in the San Gabriel Mountains have been instructed to avoid a 1,000-foot radius area around a nest where a baby eagle is getting ready to fledge, a U.S. Forest Service official said Wednesday. The bald eagle’s nest is not located in part of the forest where the Reservoir and […]