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A peaceful meadow — home to coyotes, bear, deer and a clan of some 200 genetically distinct great gray owls – has been donated to Yosemite National Park by Robin and Nancy Wainwright.  The 400-acre Ackerson Meadow is home to the federally endangered southwestern willow flycatcher and the great gray …

According to Patrick Vaughan, engineering geologist with the California Department of Parks and Recreation, the removal of Benbow Dam is on schedule and should be completed sometime in October. “The work is proceeding normally,” said Vaughan. “We’re about one-third of the way done with concrete removal of the dam.” According …

As they work to restore a 1,526-acre wetlands project to some valuable tidal wetland habitat in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Proposed Island Tidal Habitat Restoration Project. The DEIR is open for a 45-day public …

The imperiled Salton Sea received good news on Thursday — a series of funds, actions and partnerships were announced — aimed at partial restoration of California’s largest lake. President Obama, speaking at the 20th annual Lake Tahoe Summit on the lake’s southern shore, unveiled plans to stimulate collaborations and innovation …

A study released Wednesday by the University of the Pacific’s (UOP) Center for Business and Policy Research says new research indicates that the state’s proposed California WaterFix would cost more to build that it would deliver in return. “This is the first comprehensive benefit-cost analysis of WaterFix and it is …

A regional collaboration between the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works is making possible the expansion of the Tujunga Spreading Grounds which will effectively double the amount of stormwater capture at the facility. The …