Hopping from one rock to another, Sue Ann Arens led her two boxers one recent afternoon up and down the uneven slopes of Folsom Lake, which years of drought have stripped bare. Their daily walks along Sacramento’s backyard reservoir had become a hike through the lake bed. Well-worn trails threaded through clusters of brush in […]
We are all hoping the current El Niño will bring an end to the drought. Whether or not we’ll continue to receive normal or above-normal precipitation is still a question, though an end to the drought may be unlikely this year. Whatever the outcome this year, future droughts are certain. In 2014, California’s voters passed […]
In eastern Riverside County, almost to the Arizona border, is the Palo Verde Valley, where scorching summers, mild winters and access to Colorado River water have made it an agricultural hot spot, especially for alfalfa. Some of the hay crop grown in the valley is used for domestic cattle and the rest is sold to […]
California’s current snowpack is the deepest it has been in five years — a modest, yet encouraging milestone in a period of prolonged drought. Readings of the Sierra Nevada snowpack on Tuesday showed water content statewide was 18.7 inches, or 115% of the historical average for that date, according to the California Department of […]
Drought-Depleted Folsom Lake Is Rising, but It’s Still Far From Its Level-Best
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby By Rosanna XiaHopping from one rock to another, Sue Ann Arens led her two boxers one recent afternoon up and down the uneven slopes of Folsom Lake, which years of drought have stripped bare. Their daily walks along Sacramento’s backyard reservoir had become a hike through the lake bed. Well-worn trails threaded through clusters of brush in […]
More Water Storage Capacity Is a Must
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Valley News (Fallbrook)by By Marie WaldronWe are all hoping the current El Niño will bring an end to the drought. Whether or not we’ll continue to receive normal or above-normal precipitation is still a question, though an end to the drought may be unlikely this year. Whatever the outcome this year, future droughts are certain. In 2014, California’s voters passed […]
Desert Crop Production for Export Prompts Outcry
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Press Enterprise (Riverside)by By Janet ZimmermanIn eastern Riverside County, almost to the Arizona border, is the Palo Verde Valley, where scorching summers, mild winters and access to Colorado River water have made it an agricultural hot spot, especially for alfalfa. Some of the hay crop grown in the valley is used for domestic cattle and the rest is sold to […]
California’s Snowpack Is Deepest In Five Years after Recent Storms
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby By Veronica RochaCalifornia’s current snowpack is the deepest it has been in five years — a modest, yet encouraging milestone in a period of prolonged drought. Readings of the Sierra Nevada snowpack on Tuesday showed water content statewide was 18.7 inches, or 115% of the historical average for that date, according to the California Department of […]