The Bureau of Reclamation has prepared an Environmental Assessment on providing the Central Valley Project Conservation Program and the Central Valley Project Improvement Act Habitat Restoration Program with $576,000 to purchase a conservation easement on the Todisco Ranch. Located in Madera County, the easement would preserve 480 acres of grasslands, …
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The Bay Nature Institute has recently completed its review of more than fifty nominations for the Bay Nature “Local Heroes” for 2017 and has selected four recipients for the three awards. David Loeb, publisher of Bay Nature magazine recently summed up succinctly the reason the institute and the magazine annually …
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Chino Basin Water Conservation District (CBWCD), along with multiple local water providers, are hosting the 10th Annual Landscape and Water Conservation Festival this coming Saturday, October 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event will include free workshops and demonstrations on sustainable landscaping and water wise information. Numerous special …
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Conservation literacy – low-flow toilets, desert landscaping, efforts to increase salmon runs, water recycling, habitat preservation – isn’t just for adults. The annual Nature Bowl, coordinated by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), is now open for its 32nd activity-based competition for elementary school students from third through …
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A collaboration between the city of Mission Viejo, Santa Margarita Water District (SMWD) and the Lake Viejo Association (LMVA) recently celebrated an “unprecedented accomplishment” earlier this week when they dedicated a new Advanced Purified Water Facility and a highly anticipated project that will fill the lake with advanced purified water. …
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Water conservation throughout California dropped some 36 percent in August as compared to the same period last year leaving water officials to question their decision of earlier this year to allow urban water agencies to set their own conservation standards based on a “stress test” of supply reliability. Felicia Marcus, …
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