Monthly Archives: February 2015

The California Drought of 2015: March

Posted on February 28, 2015 by jaylund

By Jay Lund Droughts are strange, and this one is becoming scarier. February began with a nice few stormy days, but has since looked like this January – very dry. And so far, the March forecast is not wet. At … Continue reading →

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Dutch lessons on levee design and prioritization for California

Posted on February 26, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

This is the second of an intermittent series of articles on the future of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. By Jay Lund In any lowland, levees define how humans live and how they disrupt native habitats. This is as true for … Continue reading →

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21st Century Delta: Reconciling the desired with the possible

Posted on February 19, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

This is this first in an intermittent series of articles on the future of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. By Steven Culberson Estuaries are hard places to understand and even harder to explain. Estuarine scientists, myself included, have struggled to learn … Continue reading →

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The romance of rain barrels

Posted on February 8, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Jay Lund Imagine capturing some of the heavy rain that has been draining off Northern California roofs lately to water yards this summer, for what will likely be a fourth year of drought. The drought has generated interest in … Continue reading →

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The California Drought of 2015: February

Posted on February 4, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

Feb. 4, 2015 drought update on Capital Public Radio By Jay Lund Odds are exceedingly good that February will top January’s contribution to precipitation in California. It’s hard to be drier than what was essentially zero rain and snowfall last … Continue reading →

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How dam operators can breathe more life into rivers

Posted on February 1, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Sarah Yarnell Dams are no friend to biodiversity. Once impounded, a river answers first and foremost to human needs, be it water supply, energy production or flood protection. Releases are measured and timed to satisfy these demands. As a result, … Continue reading →

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