Monthly Archives: April 2025

Wet Season’s end for Water Year 2025

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Christine Parisek

By Jay Lund California’s Water Year runs from October 1 of the previous calendar year through September 30.  California’s “wet” season is traditionally October 1 – April 1.  The rest of the year (and often parts of the “wet” season) is usually … Continue reading →

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Newly Listed Smelt in the Delta

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Christine Parisek

By Karrigan Börk, John Durand, Nann Fangue, and Levi Lewis Late last summer, on August 29th, 2024, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service listed the San Francisco Bay-Delta distinct population segment of longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) as ‘endangered’ under … Continue reading →

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UC Davis Give Day! Seeking Support for our Graduate Students

Posted on April 12, 2025 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

California WaterBlog is a long-running outreach project from the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences, a research center dedicated to interdisciplinary study of water challenges, particularly in California. We focus on environmentally and economically sustainable solutions for managing rivers, lakes, groundwater, … Continue reading →

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A Conservation Footprint for Multiple Species of Wildlife in California Rice

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Christine Parisek

By John M. Eadie, Daniel S. Karp, and Andrew L. Rypel Picture a farm. Only one crop type is grown over a vast field stretching to the horizon. Signs of modern agriculture are everywhere— tractors slowly driving by, fields engineered … Continue reading →

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Scientists find connections between California fishes and astrology 

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Christine Parisek

By Abby Deen  Move over, Pisces, because you’re no longer the only astrological sign connected to fishes! Recent studies by fish ecologists have found links between the native and non-native fishes of California and astrological sun signs. The characteristics of … Continue reading →

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