Personal Stories – Winter Farming At River Garden Farms
Friday, Feb 15th, 2019
Listen to “A Winter Farmer” Podcast Here It is the dead of winter but the rice fields outside of Knights Landing are full of life. Traditionally, this is the slowest time of year for the farmer as his crops have been harvested and he typically would be found patiently waiting for the spring planting … Continue reading “Personal Stories – Winter Farming At River Garden Farms”
Read more »Ensuring Access to Safe Drinking Water for All California Communities
Monday, Feb 4th, 2019
All Californians have a right to safe, clean, affordable and accessible water under the “human right to water” established in state law in 2012. While significant progress has been made toward realizing this right, there is both an urgent need and an important opportunity to take additional actions to help ensure that all California communities … Continue reading “Ensuring Access to Safe Drinking Water for All California Communities”
Read more »Improving Conditions for Salmon in the Sacramento River Basin – 2019
Thursday, Jan 31st, 2019
Several new projects and various functional flow arrangements were implemented this year in the Sacramento River Basin to promote salmon recovery as part of the Sacramento Valley Salmon Recovery Program. The numerous projects and flow arrangements that have been completed since 2000 to benefit salmon and other species of fish are chronicled in the document: … Continue reading “Improving Conditions for Salmon in the Sacramento River Basin – 2019”
Read more »Vignettes on Local Groundwater Management in the Sacramento Valley
Friday, Jan 25th, 2019
Local leaders on the Sacramento Valley floor are well organized and coordinated with respect to groundwater management and the efforts to implement the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Local Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) are all working hard to manage groundwater in a sustainable manner with a focus on completing the initial Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) … Continue reading “Vignettes on Local Groundwater Management in the Sacramento Valley”
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