UC Davis researchers find evidence of past mega-droughts
While Californians worry about the three-year drought dragging on another season...
Conservation is seen as key to dealing with state\'s water woes
Rebates and low-flow fixtures are helping. Now comes the tough part: individual sacrifice.
Fate of water bond in hands of voters
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Monday endorsed the $11 billion water bond included as part of the five-bill package approved by state legislators last week. The bill, if passed by voters one year from now, will fund major dam and canal projects to help the state combat serious drought conditions that have plagued the region since 2005.
The Fishing Report
The 2009 fall run of king salmon came and went, we'll call that a fact. Rode the summer ocean into the bay and delta, then found the rivers and natal creeks, where the salmon spawned or were spawned by hand in the fall months, in the way these fish are made.
Autumn chinook run falls short
Salmon didn\'t make the big fall comeback in Central Valley rivers that anglers and nature lovers yearned for, raising the likelihood of a third year of fishing restrictions.