The executive director of Restore the Delta on what’s next after Gavin Newsom ends the Twin Tunnels project.
Op-Ed: The Delta Tunnels are Dead. Now What?
March 25, 2019 •
Water
The Sea Beneath Us
March 25, 2019 •
Sea level rise has a gotcha-from-
behind twin: rising groundwater. It’s already here. And some experts
maintain, we’re not ready for it.
Naturalist’s Notebook: Freshwater Jellyfish Invade California Lakes and Ponds
October 1, 2018 •
Native to China, Craspedacusta sowerbii is found in freshwater lakes and ponds on every continent.
What Do River Otters Do When the River Runs Dry in a Drought?
August 7, 2018 •
A reader asks about the fate of a family of river otters living in Coyote Creek, which dried up in many places in the drought.
The Guadalupe River and the Hidden Heart of San José
June 27, 2018 •
The Guadalupe River winds its way through history, both natural and human.
A Story About Once and Future California, Written in the Rings of Redwoods
February 8, 2017 •
Why would a scientist count a quarter of a million redwood tree rings?
Naturalist’s Notebook: Good Algae Gone Bad
January 1, 2017 •
Blue-green algae has made some Bay Area ponds dangerous
How Tree ‘Heart Attacks’ Threaten the West’s Dry Forests
July 1, 2016 •
What causes a drought-stressed tree to die?
Trees Capture Fog — So Why Can’t We?
December 30, 2015 •
Dozens of experimental fogcatchers stand poised like sentinels across coastal cliffs and fields along the Central Coast, awaiting the marine layer to enshroud them.
The Guadalupe River Needs Rain
October 30, 2015 •
For the last few months, the Guadalupe River, the major river of the 10th largest city in the United States, has been essentially out of water.