Between July 2021 and March of this year, statewide water savings were about 7%, a Los Angeles Times analysis has found.
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Great white sharks more common off California coast than previously thought, study says
If you have swum in the ocean off the coast of Santa Barbara or San Diego recently, chances are you swam next to a young great white shark.
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Central Valley flooding offers birds bountiful water; will it also poison them?
Central Valley flooding has raised a new potential threat to migrating birds: massive die-offs from bacteria-contaminated water.
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Grazing goats prevent California wildfires — but new salary rules could jeopardize industry
Goats have become a sustainable way to reduce wildfire fuel in California. But new labor requirements for herders might threaten the economic stability.
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Juvenile salmon to be released Wednesday at Santa Cruz Wharf
State officials and the nonprofit Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project are set to release 160,000 juvenile chinook salmon off the Santa Cruz Wharf after dusk Wednesday, with the public invited to watch and learn more about efforts to boost the local population.
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State Parks studies new amenities for Big Basin visitors center lost to CZU fire
Nearly three years after the CZU Lightning Complex fires severely damaged Big Basin Redwoods State Park, officials are embarking on a public process to determine how to rebuild some of the facilities lost to fire and make the park more resilient to climate change. The Sempervirens Fund will host a free online webinar Tuesday to kick off public correspondence.
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California’s blistering heat sparked power shortages last summer. Here’s this year’s forecast
State officials say the winter’s wild weather helped refill hydropower generators, decreasing the risk of dangerous electricity outages this summer.
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Colorado River deal offers reprieve, but long-term water crisis remains
California, Arizona and Nevada’s three-year agreement to cut use of Colorado River water, in a deal backed by federal funds, is only a temporary fix.
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California state officials announce new plans for salmon habitat restoration
After this year’s commercial and recreational salmon season was shut down, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to build a fishway that will enable salmon, steelhead, sturgeon and lamprey to get around the Daguerre Point Dam on the Yuba River.
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Yosemite’s Mist Trail hike with majestic waterfall views to get $5 million upgrade
Mist Trail will receive a $5 million upgrade to its 7-mile round-trip hike at Yosemite National Park that takes visitors to views of Vernal and Nevada falls.
