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Tropical weather phenomenon likely to bring greater rainfall – and drought – by 2100

Re-Oaking North Bay is an initiative to restore our native oak communities in places where they could once again thrive.

The recent completion of groundwater sustainability plans for California’s most over-pumped basins was a major step toward bringing basins into long-term balance, as mandated by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).

A new report from the Pacific Institute suggests we have learned to conserve so well that water forecasters have radically overestimated the amount of water we will need in the future.

What should you do with your land after a wildfire?

As large users of natural resources, including water, the private sector has disproportionate impacts and dependencies on natural capital. All of these issues affect private sector bottom lines and long-term well-being.

Scientists leverage long-term environmental measurements, emerging satellite observations, and recent modeling advances to examine changes in ecosystem carbon and water cycling.

Protecting California rangeland provides $1 billion in ecosystem services annually, according to new study

Nearly 200,000 people were evacuated when the spillways failed at Oroville Dam in 2017, a disaster that cost around a billion dollars to repair. Three years later scientists say events that partially led to the incident could become more frequent. It comes down to how and when snow and rain fall. 

Local agencies’ DCP Task Force continues to analyze water supply and demand, assess vulnerability, factor in climate change as part of USBR grant-funded effort.

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The Napa County Executive Officer announces two openings on the Watershed Information and Conservation Council of Napa County