Happy Friday! Here’s your Bay Area nature news:
- During drought, pop-up wetlands give birds a break. [KQED Quest]
- Drought shakes off winter for perilous early spring. [San Jose Mercury]
- Bay Area water districts start asking urban residents to conserve. [San Jose Mercury]
- California needs more than a ‘miracle March’ this time. [The Fresno Bee]
- Waging war on climate change, one speaking engagement at a time. [Contra Costa Times]
- Senior couple are Shollenberger park’s protectors. [Press Democrat]
- Past dry periods in CA have lasted more than 200 years, scientists say. [San Jose Mercury]
- Hayward exhibit visualizes rising sea levels on East Bay coastline. [The Daily Review]
- California air pollution drops over last decade. [Sacramento Bee]
- Satellite photos of Mount Shasta show how badly California needs rain. [Huffington Post]
- 17 communities could run out of water within 60 to 120 days, state says. [San Jose Mercury]
- Electric vehicles to get a coastal charge. [Press Democrat]
- Santa Clara Valley water board approves reduction plan. [San Jose Mercury]
- Lake County seeking tax increase in fight against invasive mussels. [Press Democrat]
- Driest year in California history sparks arid memories and previews the warmer world we’re creating. [San Francisco Bay Guardian]
- Monarch butterflies drop, migration may disappear. [The Daily Journal]
- Drought spurs state to ban fishing in dwindling streams. [Press Democrat]
- Obama pledges support amid California drought. [Huffington Post]
- Up to 2 feet of snow expected to fall atop Sierra. [The Daily Journal]
- Prolonged drought forces birds from Central Valley fields. [Sacramento Bee]
- California orders dozens of streams closed to fishing as drought worsens. [Sacramento Bee]
- Gov. Jerry Brown urges citizens to conserve water. [Huffington Post]
