Groundwater pumping and subsidence in the Central Valley Maven Best of the Notebook September 24, 2014It’s been called the largest alteration of the earth’s surface. In the San Joaquin Valley, since the 1920s, farmers have...
Groundwater and surface water interactions under water shortage Maven Best of the Notebook September 17, 2014The exceptionally dry conditions along with the recent passage of groundwater legislation has focused the state’s attention on its groundwater...
Wildfire and droughts in Sierra Nevada forests Maven Best of the Notebook September 10, 2014With much of the state’s water supply originating in the mountains as precipitation on the forested landscape, the health of...
Brown Bag Seminar: Climate, drought, and change Maven Event coverage September 8, 2014California is one of a handful of Mediterranean climates in the world, characterized by hot, dry summers and cool, wet...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: Money, Water and Fish: Prospects for Reconciliation Maven Best of the Notebook May 27, 2014The California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school’s California...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: A regulator perspective on balancing environmental and economic interests Maven Best of the Notebook May 20, 2014The 2014 California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school’s...
Endangered species and drought: Can we break out of the Endangered Species Act death spiral? Maven Best of the Notebook May 20, 2014 Professor Peter Moyle, former Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Hayes, Professor Richard Frank and others discuss the impact...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: Farms, floods, fowl and fish on the Yolo Bypass: Can we all get along here? Maven Best of the Notebook May 12, 2014The California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school’s California...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: Professor Hap Dunning and Justice Ronald B. Robie discuss groundwater regulation and more Maven Best of the Notebook April 3, 2014The 2014 California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school’s...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: Reconciling Ecosystem Goals for San Francisco Bay Maven Best of the Notebook March 31, 2014Although the concept of ‘reconciliation ecology’ was articulated by Michael Rosenzweig in the early 2000s, the idea of coming together...
Planning and Conservation League Symposium: What’s next for the Delta? Maven Best of the Notebook March 26, 2014“What’s next for the Delta? ‘Enquiring minds want to know,’” began Martha Davis, moderator for the closing plenary session of...
Capitol Weekly – A Conference on Water: Delta panel discusses drought in the Delta Maven Best of the Notebook March 25, 2014Capitol Weekly’s A Conference on Water, held on February 20, 2014, brought together legislators, officials, and stakeholders to discuss some...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: ACWA’s Tim Quinn and the Nature Conservancy’s Jay Ziegler with management, economics and infrastructure perspectives on reconciliation ecology Maven Best of the Notebook March 24, 2014This year’s 2014 California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: Peter Moyle and Melanie Truan: Applying reconciliation ecology to aquatic ecosystems in California Maven Best of the Notebook March 17, 2014The 2014 California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school’s...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: Michael Rosenzweig: Tactics for conserving diversity: Global vertebrate patterns point the way Maven Best of the Notebook March 10, 2014The 2014 California Water Policy Seminar Series presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school’s...