Monthly Archives: November 2016

The Coming Droughts of California in 2017 – November 27, 2016

Posted on November 27, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Jay Lund California is a big diverse place. California probably will experience droughts this year of different types in different places, and no drought at all in some places, simultaneously.  Even if conditions this year are very wet, with … Continue reading →

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Human Use of Restored and Naturalized Delta Landscapes

Posted on November 20, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Brett Milligan, Assistant Professor, UC Davis Landscape Architecture and Sustainable Environmental Design and Alejo Kraus-Polk, PhD Geography candidate, UC Davis Current legislation and plans for the California Delta call for restoring tens of thousands of acres of aquatic and … Continue reading →

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Allocating a Share of San Joaquin River Water to the Environment Shows Promise

Posted on November 14, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Ellen Hanak, PPIC Water Policy Center, Peter Moyle, UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences Introduction In September 2016, the State Water Board released its draft plan for new environmental flow requirements in the San Joaquin … Continue reading →

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The North Delta Habitat Arc: an Ecosystem Strategy for Saving Fish

Posted on November 6, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

Peter Moyle, John Durand, Amber Manfree.  Center for Watershed Sciences, University of California, Davis. Delta native fishes are in desperate condition. Over 90% of fish sampled by diverse means belong to non-native species.  Native species such as delta smelt are … Continue reading →

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