Monthly Archives: December 2014

Drought a ghost of Christmas past — and present

Posted on December 20, 2014 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Peter Moyle I love this cartoon because it says so much about water and droughts in California. Alan Marciochi drew this during the 1976-77 drought. He knew what he was drawing. A farm boy from Los Banos with a degree … Continue reading →

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New environmentalism needed for California water

Posted on December 9, 2014 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Jay Lund California needs a new environmentalism to set a more effective and sustainable green bar for the nation and even the world. For decades, we have taken a “just say no” approach to stop, prevent or blunt human … Continue reading →

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Reconciling fish and fowl with floods and farming

Posted on December 2, 2014 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Robyn Suddeth Floodplains are extremely productive habitats for native fish and birds, yet floodplains in California are cut off from rivers by levees and development. The loss of this severed habitat threatens many native species that evolved to take … Continue reading →

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