By Ross Perry, Western Shasta Resource Conservation District We now have funding from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to address two fish barriers in Little Cow Creek: the Cook and Butcher diversion dam and the abandoned Bella Vista pipeline.   The Cow Creek Watershed is a major tributary to the Sacramento River … Continue reading “More Salmon Recovery Projects — Removing Fish Barriers on Little Cow Creek”

  As the days get warmer in California and we see fires spreading throughout the state, it is a good time to think about water and to appreciate the work that water resources managers do throughout California to make sure we have reliable water supplies available for cities and rural communities, farms, fish, birds, recreation, … Continue reading “Embracing Summer in Northern California: The Importance of Surface and Groundwater Storage and Progressive Water Resources Management”

  As part of a concerted and ongoing effort to assure reliable and affordable water supplies for the National Wildlife Refuges in the Sacramento Valley and to provide water for multiple benefits, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and Reclamation District 1004 (RD 1004) have developed and then last winter implemented a creative new pilot program … Continue reading “More Water for Birds: New Water Supplies for the Sutter National Wildlife Refuge”

  Governor Brown recently signed AB 1668 (Friedman) and SB 606 (Hertzberg), two bills based on the Brown Administration’s 2017 “Making Conservation a California Way of Life” framework. These new bills include a number of provisions for agricultural and urban water suppliers that are intended to enhance water use efficiency and water management planning requirements … Continue reading “What’s Behind the Headlines: California’s New Water Use Efficiency Laws”