Monthly Archives: April 2022

The Putah Creek Fish Kill: Learning from a Local Disaster

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Andrew Rypel

By Alex Rabidoux, Max Stevenson, Peter B. Moyle, Mackenzie C. Miner, Lauren G. Hitt, Dennis E. Cocherell, Nann A. Fangue, and Andrew L. Rypel Putah Creek is a small stream located in the Central Valley that has been extensively modified … Continue reading →

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The 20th Anniversary of Another Good Idea: Ecogeomorphology

Posted on April 17, 2022 by jaylund

by Jeffrey Mount and Peter Moyle Several years ago on this site, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Center for Watershed Sciences—what we termed a “really good idea.”  That blog described the founding principles of the Center that live … Continue reading →

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Why give away fish flows for free during a drought?

Posted on April 10, 2022 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Jay Lund, Ellen Hanak, Barton “Buzz” Thompson, Brian Gray, Jeffrey Mount and Katrina Jessoe This is a re-posting from 11 February 2014 (in the previous drought).   With California in a major drought, state and federal regulators will be under … Continue reading →

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Parr for the Course – Holistic Fish Conservation

Posted on April 1, 2022 by jaylund

by Nan Frobish April 1, 2022 Juvenile Chinook Salmon lack rearing habitat in the Central Valley due to pervasive land use change and altered hydrology. Historically, juvenile salmon (or parr) had access to roughly four million acres of seasonal floodplain … Continue reading →

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