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With the consecutive dry years we are experiencing in California, the various Sacramento Valley salmon runs are being challenged. There are various measures now underway throughout the Sacramento Valley that are important to help winter-, spring- and the fall-run get through this year.

Earlier this week, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted a webinar briefing on the recently-released California’s Groundwater Update 2013: A Compilation of Enhanced Content for California Water Plan Update 2013 (Groundwater Update).

According to DWR, the goal for the Groundwater Update is “to provide foundational information to improve the statewide and regional understanding of groundwater conditions and management programs” and “help set the stage for future Bulletin 118 [California’s Groundwater report] and California Water Plan updates, and help local and regional agencies plan for sustainable groundwater management by providing an on-going reporting of essential groundwater data, information, and analyses.”

Tom Ellis, Alfalfa grower Board member California Alfalfa and Forage Association There will be patches of green this summer amid a seemingly endless golden brown landscape that symbolizes California’s fourth year of an ongoing drought. Alfalfa fields will provide some of the green to an otherwise monochrome palate. Not only will alfalfa fields provide an … Continue reading “Alfalfa’s Multitude of Contributions to Environment”

This article originally appeared in The Record on July 16, 2015. The article can be viewed at: Recordnet.com. As we all know, California is in the midst of a drought of historic proportions. Snowpack levels are at the lowest levels ever recorded. Reservoir levels are significantly lower than average and the prospect of significant rain … Continue reading “Cuts hit wildlife, ag just as hard”