Conservation

On the heels of Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed budget calling for additional water conservation plans, Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia (D-56th District-Coachella) chair of Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife, has mobilized a bipartisan working group to address water conservation policy and proposed legislation throughout California. Members of the working …

A month after Gov. Jerry Brown declared an end to the statewide drought emergency, Southern California’s largest wholesale water supplier, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) moved from their “Condition 2 – Water Supply Alert” to a Water Supply Watch and called for local agencies to continue voluntary conservation. …

A joint Request for Proposals (RFP) has been issued for applicants to help implement coho salmon habitat restoration projects within the Klamath River and its tributaries downstream of Iron Gate Dam. Two grants totaling $1.1 million will be made available in 2017 through a coalition between the Bureau of Reclamation, …

Worms and working the land have always had a mutual relationship. If you work the land to grow fruits or vegetables, worms are an ever-present part of farming. But recently, worms became an integral part of Fetzer Vineyards’ commitment to conserve resources and achieve sustainability goals. In partnership with the …

The year’s first confirmed cyanobacteria (cyanoHABs), also known as harmful or blue green algae blooms, have been detected by state and local environmental and public health agencies at El Dorado East Regional Park in Long Beach. Field and lab results show that the surface water contains high concentrations of cyanobacteria. …

Two of West Basin Municipal Water District’s conservation programs will share a $800,625 Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water-Energy grant starting this summer. The funds will be used to further the existing Cash 4 Kitchens (C4K) Program as they implement new services for institutional facilities and for the district’s new …