By Bryce Lundberg and Don Bransford, NCWA Board of Directors Governor Newsom signed a bill providing a new $75M drought relief grant program designed to help small businesses that support production agriculture. This includes dryers, mills, suppliers, service providers, aircraft, and trucking that supports agriculture, as well as small or socially disadvantaged farmers with 100 or … Continue reading “Governor and Legislature Provide Relief for Communities Affected by Drought in the Sacramento Valley”

By Todd Manley As we commemorate climate week, water resources managers in the Sacramento Valley are implementing nature-based solutions to address resource-based challenges in the region and there is momentum to continue and scale up these efforts. With nature-based solutions, land and water resources are managed to provide multiple benefits and water supply reliability for cities and … Continue reading “Nature-Based Solutions Gain Momentum in the Sacramento Valley”

The Erdman family knows a thing or two about adapting. Many people can make adjustments when conditions are optimal, but when faced with real adversity, that is when one’s character is revealed. The Erdman story begins in 1920. Kim’s grandfather, Fritz Erdman, suffered a traumatic loss when his mother was struck and killed by a … Continue reading “The Art of Adaptation – Kim Gallagher”

The following article is reprinted from the April, 2022 issue of The Advisor, published by the California Association of Pest Control Advisors (CAPCA). By David Haviland, Katherine Jarvis-Shean, Rachael Long, and Franz Niederholzer University of California Cooperative Extension Protecting California’s waterways from pesticides is the joint responsibility of all Californians. These protections need to be … Continue reading “Protecting Sacramento Valley Waterways from Pyrethroid Exceedances”