a bypass pipeline being installed at the Conservancy

Plumbing

Conservancy construction work this summer has been pretty minimal. But in cooperation with the Sacramento…

a flock of White-faced ibis in flight over a marsh alongside another flock of white birds

Ebony and Ivory

This photo, taken on the Conservancy’s Betts tract, shows active use by the White-faced ibis….

line graph showing changes in California population and farm acreage from 1902 to 2012

It’s the trend…

When I saw the adjacent chart, I realized that what we are doing here at…

blue and green infographic featuring a pie chart showing water use in California

Water use abuse (of the statistical variety)

In a previous posting, I shared a water use graphic that helped explain where water…

a person from the rice science community walking in the middle of a rice field in the distance

Rice experiment

The Conservancy is required to cooperate with scientists in exploring new and better ways to…

close-up of matured onion crops at the Conservancy

It smells like onions

The photo here shows onions that have matured on Conservancy property. Normally onions don’t provide…

infographic featuring an orange and yellow chart showing 2015 Sacramento River Basin supply and demand

Drought portends

The State of California’s State Water Resources Control Board (“State Water Board”) recently released the…

in the distance, a person wearing an orange shirt working around one of the Conservancy's groundwater wells

Well Works

This extended drought creates so much anxiety. Will we get enough surface water to flood…

pie chart from the California Water Plan showing Sacramento River applied water use

In times of drought…

In times of drought, it is important to keep in mind where the region’s water…

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