In California water news today …
Felicia Marcus Q&A: Harnessing the power of nature to address water and climate challenges
“This has been a summer of extremes. As America wilts under unprecedented waves of heat, parts of the country have been inundated with flooding rains that climate scientists say should only happen on average once every 500 years. Meanwhile, reservoir levels across the West have bottomed out amidst a withering drought, imperiling water supplies from Denver to Los Angeles and threatening to dry up millions of acres of agricultural land in between. Recent passage of funding for climate measures suggests that the federal government is ready to join states in addressing climate change. For years, policies in many states have incentivized electric vehicles, energy efficiency, and decarbonization. Below, Stanford’s Felicia Marcus discusses how states are also turning to nature in their efforts to combat climate change. … ” Read more from Stanford here: Q&A: Harnessing the power of nature to address water and climate challenges
SEE ALSO: State Climate Policy and Nature-based Solutions: A Match that Provides Multiple Benefits for Climate, Water, and More, from Stanford University
Fresno County almond farmers ask Sen. Padilla for a ‘solution to our water crisis’
“Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) toured the Superior Almond Hulling facility in Cantua Creek this week to highlight California’s strong agricultural sector following President Joe Biden’s signing of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. “We wanted to bring him here during harvest so that he could see some of the successes we’ve had as a result of our partnership and our work together, but also some of the things we need to continue to work on,” says Aubrey Bettencort, president and CEO of the Almond Alliance of California. … ” Read more from Valley Public Radio here: Fresno County almond farmers ask Sen. Padilla for a ‘solution to our water crisis’
How is California’s drought affecting wildlife?
“The severe drought gripping California has wide-reaching implications for the state’s wildlife — though not always in the way you might think, according to experts. The Golden State’s diverse array of native animals — “many of which can be found nowhere else on the face of the earth” — are largely adapted for occasional droughts, says Rebecca Barboza, a wildlife biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. But the current conditions go beyond what the animals have evolved to deal with. … ” Read more from Fox 40 here: How is California’s drought affecting wildlife?
Video: The long history of water poaching in California
“Southern Californians know about neighbors using more than their fair share of water. But what about growers who steal water from farms, businesses or even houses? L.A. Times columnist Patt Morrison looked at the long history of poaching in California and how it relates to today’s water fights. Here’s what Patt says.” Watch at the LA Times here (3:16): Video: The long history of water poaching in California
Few changes in drought status as California’s water worries grow
“There were minimal changes to drought conditions in California, according to the latest drought monitor. Current data shows that nearly 17% of the state is in exceptional drought, the same as it was last week. Far southeastern California was the only region that experienced any drought relief, dropping down to severe drought from extreme. 2022 is on pace to be the driest year in the 128 years of precipitation records in California, due to an extremely dry January, February and March, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). … ” Read more from Channel 10 here: Few changes in drought status as California’s water worries grow
State Water Board readopts emergency drought regulation for Mill and Deer Creeks
“As sustained drought conditions reduce water in streams and rivers to critical levels, the State Water Resources Control Board yesterday readopted an emergency curtailment regulation for Mill and Deer Creeks in Tehama County to preserve minimum flows for the survival of multiple fish species and protect threatened drinking water supplies. The existing one–year regulation would have expired on Oct. 4. The creeks, which are tributaries to the Sacramento River, also provide water for agriculture, livestock and fire protection. ... ” Read more from the State Water Board here: State Water Board readopts emergency drought regulation for Mill and Deer Creeks
Column: Zone 7 water needs new Delta conveyance
Columnist Tim Hunt writes, “Sixty years ago, the State Water Project opened and providing potable water to millions of Californians as well as surface water to San Joaquin Valley growers and vineyards in the Livermore Valley. The foresighted directors of the fledgling Zone7 Water Agency knew the Livermore Valley’s groundwater was being over-drafted and they needed a new source of water. They joined the project that constructed the South Bay Aqueduct and that provides 80% of the agencies’ water in a normal year. Today, the state project provides water for about 23 million Californians, including about 2.7 million in the Bay Area (the valley, the Fremont area and the South Bay). … ” Read more from Pleasanton Weekly here: Column: Zone 7 water needs new Delta conveyance
Eastern Municipal Water District supportive of Delta Conveyance Project
“With California facing a historic drought fueled by climate change and evolving water supply challenges, it has never been more important for investments in modernized water supply infrastructure. That was the overriding message of support provided by Eastern Municipal Water District’s Board of Directors on Wednesday during a presentation on the Delta Conveyance Project made by Jennifer Pierre, General Manager of the State Water Contractors, the nonprofit association comprised of public water agencies who work together to provide State Water Project water supplies to 27 million Californians and 750,000 acres of farmland. … ” Read more from Eastern Municipal Water District here: Eastern Municipal Water District supportive of Delta Conveyance Project
President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law to help communities reduce vulnerability to drought
“Following a tour of the Syphon Reservoir Improvement Project at the Irvine Ranch Water District today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton announced the allocation of $309.8 million in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and $1 million in appropriated funding for the planning, design and construction of water reuse projects across the country. The selected projects will advance drought resilience and are expected to increase annual capacity by about 213,000 acre-feet of water, enough water to support more than 850,000 people a year. The announcement caps a two-day swing through central and southern California to highlight how investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help address the worsening drought crisis and expand access to clean drinking water for families, farmers and wildlife. … ” Read more from the Department of the Interior here: President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law to help communities reduce vulnerability to drought
SEE ALSO:
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- Federal officials announce $310 million in funding to combat ‘megadrought’, from the LA Times
- Vulnerable Democrats Bet on Drought Money to Quench Parched West, from Bloomberg Law
Ocean Protection Council releases the Final State Agency Sea-Level Rise Action Plan for California
“Following the February 2022 draft release of the State Agency Sea-Level Rise Action Plan for California (SLR Action Plan), public comment was reviewed and incorporated. OPC is now releasing the final 2022 SLR Action Plan (PDF). The SLR Action Plan is a first-of-its-kind, highly coordinated effort to outline a roadmap toward coastal resiliency for the state of California. Developed through intense collaboration and partnership with the 17 state agencies that make up the State Sea-Level Rise Leadership Team, the SLR Action Plan serves as a living document to guide the state in planning and implementing sea-level rise adaptation over the next five years. It builds on Senator Atkins’ landmark legislation, Senate Bill 1, which drives California’s efforts to achieve coastal resilience in the face of rising seas. Within the SLR Action Plan are approximately 80 agency-specific actions that are tied to outcomes and deadlines. Structured around the Principles for Aligned State Action (PDF), a section of the SLR Action Plan is dedicated to improving equity and social justice in coastal resilience efforts, strengthening tribal relations, and increasing support for communities entitled to environmental justice. Click here for the report.”
In commentary today …
Commentary: PFAS are ‘forever’ chemicals contaminating our water sources and affecting our health
Scott Bartell, a professor of environmental and occupational health with the Program in Public Health at UC Irvine, writes, “The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine recently released its nearly 300-page Guide on PFAS Exposure, Testing and Clinical Follow-up. After more than 15 years of experience studying PFAS chemicals in our drinking water and their health effects, I believe that action is long overdue to minimize the serious health effects of these toxic chemicals. PFAS, also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are largely unregulated man-made chemicals that have been used widely since the 1950s to manufacture and/or to improve various types of everyday products such as nonstick cookware, stain-resistant clothing and carpets, and food packaging. Everyone has been exposed to these “forever” chemicals by consuming PFAS-contaminated food or by using products made with PFAS, but scientific studies show that PFAS exposures can cause decreased vaccine response, testicular cancer, kidney cancer, ulcerative colitis, thyroid disease, high cholesterol, hypertension during pregnancy and other health conditions. … ” Read more from the LA Times here: Commentary: PFAS are ‘forever’ chemicals contaminating our water sources and affecting our health
In regional water news and commentary today …
NORTH COAST
Feds cut water off to Klamath farmers for remainder of season
“Federal officials announced on Thursday that water will be cut off to farmers in the Klamath Basin for the rest of the irrigation season. The announcement from the federal Bureau of Reclamation was addressed to three irrigation districts in the farming communities along the Oregon-California border. It marks the end of available water that can be diverted from Upper Klamath Lake, the large body of water that feeds farms and several National Wildlife Refuges along the state line. According to Paul Simmons, executive director of the Klamath Water Users Association, residents are frustrated because of mixed messages about how much water they would get this year. … ” Read more from Jefferson Public Radio here: Feds cut water off to Klamath farmers for remainder of season
Dangerous algal blooms in Big Lagoon
“The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board , in coordination with Humboldt County Environmental Health, is urging recreational water users to stay out of the water at Big Lagoon in Humboldt County. Localized areas of the lagoon were tested to confirm the existence of harmful algal blooms (HABs). ... ” Read more from the Mad River Union here: Dangerous algal blooms in Big Lagoon
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES
Tahoe Conservancy provides $406,500 to fund planning for protection for Lake Tahoe communities during wildfires
“The California Tahoe Conservancy (Conservancy) is awarding a $406,500 grant to the Tahoe Resource Conservation District (Tahoe RCD) to update critical plans to reduce wildfire danger to Tahoe communities. Tahoe RCD will coordinate regional efforts to update Tahoe’s “pre-attack plans” and the Lake Tahoe Basin Community Wildfire and Protection Plan to reflect lessons learned from the 2021 Caldor Fire. “We look forward to working with our partners around the Basin to update these important plans,” said South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue Chief Jim Drennan. “By using the latest technologies, these plans will be living documents, and more interactive, making them more effective tools with which firefighters and land managers can protect Tahoe communities.” … ” Read more from South Tahoe Now here: Tahoe Conservancy provides $406,500 to fund planning for protection for Lake Tahoe communities during wildfires
Nevada offering up to $500,000 to help preserve and restore the Lake Tahoe Basin
“The state of Nevada is offering up to $500,000 in grants for approved projects in the Tahoe Basin to help preserve and maintain them. Public agencies and nonprofit organizations will be made eligible for this money. Projects listed on the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s 5-year Environmental Improvement Program list will be prioritized for funding. … ” Read more from KOLO here: Nevada offering up to $500,000 to help preserve and restore the Lake Tahoe Basin
Restoration of Van Norden Meadow begins
“Ten years after the Truckee Donner Land Trust and partners purchased Van Norden Meadow (Yayalu Itdeh in Washoe) to save it from development, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) and the Tahoe National Forest (TNF) have broken ground on actions to restore the meadow. The project began on August 8, 2022. The 485-acre meadow, which was transferred into Tahoe National Forest ownership in 2017, is located at the headwaters of the South Yuba River. It is one of the largest meadows on the west side of the Northern Sierra and is critical for water storage, water quality, wildlife habitat, and forest resiliency. Healthy functioning meadows can also store as much carbon acre-for-acre as a rainforest. ... ” Read more from Yuba Net here: Restoration of Van Norden Meadow begins
SACRAMENTO VALLEY
Resources available for dry wells in Tehama County
“More than 100 wells in Tehama County have gone dry as local agencies work to provide water to those affected. Clint Weston of Tehama County Environment Health provided the board of supervisors with an update Tuesday on the wells’ status. The county has a reported 135 dry wells that have been made aware of services to provide free water or purchase water out of the Corning municipal system. Many of these dry wells are in small parcels scattered around the county’s southern portion, and these are county wells not connected to any water systems. ... ” Read more from the Red Bluff Daily News here: Resources available for dry wells in Tehama County
Drought persists in Butte County
“At the Butte County drought meeting at the Oroville Board of Supervisor Chambers on Thursday, officials continued to emphasize the drought assistance program which can bring gallons of water to affected homes with dry wells. One important statistic was brought up: among the homes listed as being affected by drought, only 23% had applied for the Drought Assistance Program. … ” Read more from KRCR here: Drought persists in Butte County
Safe habitat in progress for salmon and steelhead in the Lower American River
“If you find yourself along the Lower American River Parkway, specifically near the Lower Sailor Bar and the Nimbus Basin, you’ll notice plenty of construction crews and piles of gravel. The Water Forum is currently working to create a habitat for native chinook salmon and steelhead trout as they prepare to return to the region for their annual migration. The organization started projects like this in 2008, and enhances the habitats nearly every year. The projects are necessary to enhance fish spawning beds and improve the habitat for juvenile fish-rearing. … ” Read more from KCRA here: Safe habitat in progress for salmon and steelhead in the Lower American River
NAPA/SONOMA
BAY AREA
Algal bloom fills San Francisco Bay with swirls of brown water
“A potentially harmful algal bloom is spreading through San Francisco Bay, adding swirls of dark brown and maroon to the blue-green waters and foaming up near ferry landings and waterways near Oakland and Alameda. Though it is so far considered a nuisance, the algae, identified as Heterosigma akashiwo, can kill fish and other marine life especially if a bloom becomes too concentrated in one area. The bloom has spread from Alameda, where it was first reported in late July, to San Francisco, Richmond and the South Bay. There have not been reports of fish die-offs or other major issues, and the California Department of Public Health has not issued outright warnings against kayaking or other forms of recreation on the bay or eating fish caught from it. … ” Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle here: Algal bloom fills San Francisco Bay with swirls of brown water
CENTRAL COAST
Santa Cruz Council receives water report
“The Santa Cruz City Council held a study session on all things water at its Wednesday night meeting and received updates for ongoing projects and general water outlook from the city’s Water Department. The staff presentation centered around 2015 recommendations from the city’s Water Supply Advisory Committee, which was tasked with considering various water reliability improvement options in an increasingly unreliable environment. The 2015 recommendations included reducing demand through long-term conservation, exploration of water transfers and exchanges, aquifer storage and recovery, recycled water and desalination. … ” Read more from the Santa Cruz Sentinel here: Santa Cruz Council receives water report
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
EASTERN SIERRA
Groundwater Authority awards contract for monitoring well project between Rose Valley and Indian Wells Valley
“At their regular board meeting on August 10, the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority unanimously agreed to authorize IWVGA to award a contract for drilling services to install monitoring wells from the Rose Valley area into the Indian Wells Valley. The contract goes to Garrison Brothers Well Service, a Ridgecrest-based company. The estimated budget for the contract is $220,360, which falls within the expected budget for the project according to Jeff Helsley of Stetson Engineers, which is the company functioning as IWVGA’s water resources manager. … ” Read more from the Ridgecrest Independent here: Groundwater Authority awards contract for monitoring well project between Rose Valley and Indian Wells Valley
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Water board, Boeing deal sets stage for cleanup to begin
“Over pleas from residents and elected officials who wanted tougher restrictions, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board has approved an agreement with Boeing Co. that sets in motion the long-delayed cleanup of the Santa Susana Field Lab. With a 5-0 vote Aug. 11, the board—with member Irma Munoz recusing herself—adopted a memorandum of understanding with Boeing that establishes processes and standards for testing stormwater discharge after the aerospace giant’s planned soil cleanup on its portion of the former rocket engine/nuclear research facility in the hills above Simi Valley. The agreement requires Boeing to monitor stormwater that drains into local watersheds, including Calleguas Creek and the Los Angeles River, for 195 pollutants after the company completes its cleanup of the SSFL site. … ” Read more from the Thousand Oaks Acorn here: Water board, Boeing deal sets stage for cleanup to begin
Irvine Ranch Water District gets $12 million in federal funds to help store excess treated water
“A boost in federal dollars is giving the Irvine Ranch Water District the funding it needs to store excess treated water instead of dumping it into the ocean. Driving around Irvine, it’s hard to believe the western U.S. is in the middle of multi-year drought. The IRWD Communications Manager, John Fabris, said the landscaping is made possible by reclaimed water. “Recycled water really is the reason, when you drive around the Irvine Ranch Water District, why things are so green and beautiful even though we’re in a statewide drought,” he said. … ” Read more from KABC here: Irvine Ranch Water District gets $12 million in federal funds to help store excess treated water
New federal funds will help Southern California weather megadrought
“Nearly $310 million in federal funds from the infrastructure bill approved last November will help pay for projects that promise to capture, store and recycle more water in the drought-ridden West, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced Thursday at a press conference in Irvine. The vast majority of that money will help pay for projects in California, including $12 million to expand an Irvine reservoir that serves central Orange County, $10 million to increase recycled water supplies in eastern Riverside County and $15 million to boost a groundwater recycling program in Los Angeles County. … ” Read more from the OC Register here: New federal funds will help Southern California weather megadrought
IMPERIAL/COACHELLA VALLEYS
SAN DIEGO
‘Key milestone’: Mexico, U.S. finally agree to clean up Tijuana River Valley
“The United States and Mexico have agreed to spend almost $500 million to fix a decades-old problem of raw sewage from Mexico spilling onto the Tijuana River Valley on the U.S. side of the border. The money will come from the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement, or USMCA. The accord was formally signed by representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency and the International Boundary and Water Commission and their counterparts from Mexico. … ” Read more from Fox 5 here: ‘Key milestone’: Mexico, U.S. finally agree to clean up Tijuana River Valley
Along the Colorado River …
The feds declined to seriously cut Colorado River water use. Here’s what that means
“With drought pummeling the Southwest and the country’s most important reservoirs scraping bottom, the Department of the Interior announced that the seven states that rely on it must reduce the water they pull from the Colorado River next year. The announced cuts are unprecedented. They are also a small fraction of what the federal government says is needed to keep the Colorado River system from collapsing. Here’s what you need to know. … ” Read more from High Country News here: The feds declined to seriously cut Colorado River water use. Here’s what that means
Crisis looms without big cuts to over-tapped Colorado River
“Hydroelectric turbines may stop turning. Las Vegas and Phoenix may be forced to restrict water usage or growth. Farmers might cease growing some crops, leaving fields of lettuce and melons to turn to dust. Those are a few of the dire consequences that could result if states, cities and farms across the American West cannot agree on how to cut the amount of water they draw from the Colorado River. Yet for years, seven states that depend on the river have allowed more water to be taken from it than nature can replenish. Despite widespread recognition of the crisis, the states missed a deadline this week to propose major cuts that the federal government has said are necessary. And again, the government failed to force harsh decisions and stopped short of imposing the cuts on its own, despite previous threats to do so. Any unilateral action from federal officials would likely move conversations from negotiating tables to courtrooms and delay action even longer. … ” Read more from the Associated Press here: Crisis looms without big cuts to over-tapped Colorado River
‘We’re almost at the breaking point:’ Colorado Water Center director discusses latest round of Colorado River restrictions
“The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced Tuesday that two states plus Mexico will have a reduced supply of water for 2023 as the Colorado River basin enters a Tier 2 shortage for the first time in its recorded history. The latest federal restrictions come after the states that use the Colorado River failed to reach an agreement about how to reduce consumption in the long-term. Those conversations will continue – and could lead to changes to the 100-year-old Colorado River Compact. “We’re almost to the breaking point where someone will have to suggest that the compact needs to be looked at, or all the states involved will have to decide, ‘we need to adjust our water usage every year because there’s no more water coming down the basin,’” said John Tracy, the director of the Colorado Water Center. “That’s the reality.” He spoke to SOURCE about what the latest restrictions mean, what will happen next and Colorado State University’s role in researching water in the West. … ” Read more from Colorado State University here: ‘We’re almost at the breaking point:’ Colorado Water Center director discusses latest round of Colorado River restrictions
States shirked ‘meaningful’ action on Colorado River
“The first-ever Tier 2a restriction on Lake Mead comes as some question why not operate the reservoir at its actual level, which falls within a more restrictive level. The Tier 2a restriction mandates that Arizona, Nevada, and Mexico reduce their take on the river under the Drought Contingency Plan (DCP), which sets forth conservation measures ostensibly to prevent the reservoir from falling further. Under the plan, Arizona will be forced to cut its annual take by 592,000 acre-feet, or 21% of the state’s annual apportionment. Nevada will lose 8%, or 25,000 acre-feet of river access. Mexico will lose 7%, or 104,000 acre-feet of water it receives at Morelos Dam on the International border between Yuma, Arizona and Los Algodones, Mexico. … ” Read more from the Western Farm Press here: States shirked ‘meaningful’ action on Colorado River
The Saguaro Solution: Can a massive effort to replant cacti in the Sonoran Desert restore an ecosystem ravaged by fire?
“The cacti arrive in buckets and cardboard boxes, truck beds and plastic cups. Some are prickly green knobs smaller than a fist; others are saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea) a few feet tall—miniature versions of the columnar cacti that live only in southern Arizona, southeastern California, and northern Mexico. Volunteers slip on elbow-length leather gloves buffered with Kevlar and lined with fleece, then wrap the saguaros in chunks of carpet and haul them onto a wildfire-blackened hillside in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. Saguaros can grow for centuries and reach 45 feet in height or more. Some of these cacti are already so large they demand two people to lift them. Volunteer crews swarm the charred hills, hurrying to do the heavy lifting and digging in the 70-degree November morning before the day heats up. … ” Read more from Biographic here: The Saguaro Solution: Can a massive effort to replant cacti in the Sonoran Desert restore an ecosystem ravaged by fire?
With the feds ‘light’ on steps, Colorado’s water experts explore challenges, opportunities
“Several of Colorado’s water experts on Thursday noted that the federal government’s plan for tackling dwindling Colorado River reservoirs is “light” on the next steps but that the river’s condition also offers opportunities to boost resiliency among Western states. “It’s a dismaying time, but one full of opportunity,” said attorney James Eklund of Sherman & Howard, formerly the director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board and Colorado’s representative on the Upper Colorado River Commission. The federal government relied on the states to come up with a plan, a strategy that didn’t work, he said, but he quickly added that the Inflation Reduction Act signed earlier this week by President Joe Biden includes $4 billion to combat drought in the West. … ” Read more from Colorado Politics here: With the feds ‘light’ on steps, Colorado’s water experts explore challenges, opportunities
West Slope water managers ask: What authority do the feds have? Projects with Reclamation ties could be at risk.
“As the deadline approaches for the seven Colorado River basin states to come up with a plan to conserve water, some Colorado water managers are asking what authority the federal government has in the upper basin and which water projects could be at risk of federal action. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton sent water managers scrambling when she announced in June that they had a 60-day window to find another 2 to 4 million acre-feet of water to conserve or the federal government would step in to protect the system. With many reservoirs, transbasin diversion systems and irrigation projects in Colorado tied in one way or another to the Bureau of Reclamation, some are asking if the water in these buckets could be commandeered by the feds to make up the shortfall. … ” Read more from Yellow Scene Magazine here: West Slope water managers ask: What authority do the feds have? Projects with Reclamation ties could be at risk.
In national water news today …
Are indoor vertical farms really ‘future-proofing agriculture’?
“At a hyper-controlled indoor farm in industrial South San Francisco, four robots named John, Paul, George and Ringo carefully transfer seedlings from barcoded trays into 15-plus foot towers that are then hung vertically inside a 4,800 sq ft grow room. Inside the hygienic space, which is operated by the indoor farming company Plenty, there’s no soil, sunlight or tractors, but rows of hanging crops illuminated by colorful LED lights and carefully monitored by cameras, sensors and artificial intelligence. Once a tower is ready to be harvested, a balletic automated process reminiscent of a dry cleaner’s conveyor belt begins. Welcome to the world of indoor vertical farming, which, depending on who you ask, will revolutionize the future of agriculture in a warming world, or is a problematic climate solution due to its high energy costs. … ” Read more from The Guardian here: Are indoor vertical farms really ‘future-proofing agriculture’?
Protecting endangered species by relocating them?
“Wildlife officials are proposing an ambitious policy to protect plants and animals from climate change: by moving threatened species to greener pastures. In June, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a change to the Endangered Species Act that would allow federally protected plants and animals to be introduced in areas where they’ve never lived before. By establishing “experimental populations” wildlife managers say the policy could improve efforts to preserve vulnerable species as worsening climate change causes habitats within their historical ranges to become inhospitable. Federal law does allow plants and animals to be introduced into habitats outside of where they currently live, but only within their own historical range. “Recovering species and preventing their extinction will require innovative, proactive, science-based policies and conservation actions that address the growing impacts from climate change and invasive species before it is too late,” said Martha Williams, Service Director, in a press release of the announcement. … ” Read more from the Nevada Current here: Protecting endangered species by relocating them?
National water and climate update …
The Natural Resources Conservation Service produces this weekly report using data and products from the National Water and Climate Center and other agencies. The report focuses on seasonal snowpack, precipitation, temperature, and drought conditions in the U.S.
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