Greywater Education Webinar (part 1)

Greywater Action is hosting a three part webinar series for people who want to educate their communities about greywater. The webinar will be held Wednesdays from 2-4pm on June 17th, June 24th, and July 1st.   Register here for this event. Part 1: Greywater 101 or Drought-Proof Your Landscape With Greywater. Wednesday, June 17th from 2-4pm. Part 2: How to Design and Install a Laundry-to-Landscape Systems. Wednesday, June 24th from 2-4pm. Part... Read More

Greywater gains popularity locally to deal with drought

The use of greywater for a growing number of applications is gaining traction in some counties. KSBY, May 10  Read More

River advocates warn lawmakers that dams aren’t the answer to California’s drought

California River’s Day, sponsored by Friends of the River, got the word out to legislators in the capitol that you can’t dam your way to paradise. CBS Sacramento, May 11  Read More

Anti-logging lawsuits hurt fight against forest fires, officials say*

Rep. McClintock’s Congressional subcommittee hears witnesses that claim suits are harming efforts to reduce the incidence of fire. (Editor’s note: Sadly, it appears no one was there to talk about collaborative groups help to move projects forward without litigation.) Sacramento Bee, May 15  Read More

What is your mountain lion IQ?

A look at coexisting with our local large predator, the mountain lion. Amador Ledger Dispatch, May 8  Read More

Transformation plan threatens state parks*

Parks should be managed to protect their resources, not make a profit, former State Parks’ official says. Sacramento Bee op-ed, May 14  Read More

Calaveras County supervisors decide not to fund AB 142

River conservation opponents persuade supervisors not to support funding for Mokelumne Wild and Scenic study bill they’re still on record as supporting. Union Democrat, May 13  (You must have a paid subscription to read stories in Union Democrat)  Read More

An overview of how new reporting requirements, frost protection regulations, water curtailments, and some pending litigation could affect water rights

Earlier this year, the U.C. Davis Viticulture & Enology Department held a one-day seminar  on Changing Water Regulations and the Impact on Vineyard Management in California which touched on several topics of interest to small- and mid-sized growers. One of the speakers was Paula Whealan, consulting civil engineer with Wagner and Bonsignore, who gave a presentation on the impacts that new regulations in effect this year could have on growers... Read More

A Forest Carbon Future

This report by the Forest Policy Forum, entitled “Sustaining a Forest Carbon Future,” recognizes that the carbon-related benefits of managed forests and the array of products those forests produce – from lumber to paper to packaging to energy – are all essential products that are renewable, reusable and/or recyclable and support forest-based carbon benefits. About The Forest Products Forum: The Forest Products Forum came together... Read More

Changes in land use pose greater threat to aquatic diversity than climate change

For the first time, scientists have modeled the effects of land use changes on the species diversity in rivers and streams. Their results show that the loss of biodiversity is caused to a significantly higher degree by changes in land use practices than by climate change. In consequence, conservation concepts for this valuable ecosystem and the organisms that live in flowing water should be adapted accordingly.  Read Here Science Daily  Read More