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Overview April 24, 2014

Education

Aquafornia news December 10, 2018 San Francisco Chronicle

Trout pens give hope to catch fish of lifetime

In a magic moment Friday, Thea Cowsky poured a 5-gallon bucket filled with water and four big rainbow trout into a submerged pen. “My high school kids are going to be thrilled about this,” she said. Cowsky is the manager of a Mount Shasta-area high school Interact Club, a Rotary-sponsored youth group.

Aquafornia news December 10, 2018 Los Angeles Times

A botanist criticized Tejon Ranch. So he got kicked out — along with 10,000 of his friends.

To fend off lawsuits over its plans to build a new city in the rugged countryside northwest of Los Angeles, Tejon Ranch Co. made a landmark concession to environmentalists. It promised a decade ago to preserve 90% of its land — 240,000 acres — as an untouched ecological conservancy for public enjoyment through educational and research programs.

Aquafornia news December 10, 2018 Water Education Foundation

Sweet holiday deals for the water wonk in your life

50% OFF WATER & THE SHAPING OF CALIFORNIA; 20% OFF MAPS, LAYPERSON’S GUIDES, TEACHER RESOURCES

Here’s a sweet deal for the holidays: Get 50 percent off the paperback Water & the Shaping of California, a treasure trove of gorgeous color photos, water literature and famous sayings about water. This beautifully designed oversize book discusses the engineering feats, political decisions and popular opinion that reshaped the nature – flood and drought – and society – gold, grain and growth – that led to the water projects that created the California we know today. The book Includes a foreword by the late Kevin Starr, the Golden State’s premier historian.

Aquafornia news December 5, 2018 Water Education Foundation

Starts today! Sweet holiday deals for the water wonk in your life

50% OFF WATER & THE SHAPING OF CALIFORNIA; 20% OFF MAPS, LAYPERSON’S GUIDES, TEACHER RESOURCES

Here’s a sweet deal for the holidays: Get 50 percent off the paperback Water & the Shaping of California, a treasure trove of gorgeous color photos, water literature and famous sayings about water. This beautifully designed oversize book discusses the engineering feats, political decisions and popular opinion that reshaped the nature – flood and drought – and society – gold, grain and growth – that led to the water projects that created the California we know today.

Aquafornia news December 4, 2018 California Institute for Water Resources, University of California, Ag & Natural Resources

Blog: Documenting California drought as an undocumented researcher

Evelyn Valdez-Ward is a doctoral student in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Irvine where her research focuses on the effects of climate change and drought on plants and soils.

Your research is on water transport in plants and how that might be shifting with climate change. Can you tell us a little more about what you are studying?

Aquafornia news November 30, 2018 Water Education Foundation

Latest science in long-range storm prediction highlighted at Dec. 5 workshop in Irvine

IRVINE WORKSHOP AMONG UPCOMING FOUNDATION EVENTS AND TOURS; APPLY FOR WATER LEADERS PROGRAM BY DEC. 4

Will El Niño rescue California’s winter after a very dry fall? Can the state bank on atmospheric rivers of storms to refill its reservoirs? How far can forecasters peer into the future to gauge what’s ahead for the 2019 winter? A one-day workshop Dec. 5 in Irvine will feature experts from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Department of Water Resources and the Western Regional Climate Center discussing the state of the science in long-range forecasting – critical for managing water supplies — and what may be ahead for this winter. Here’s where to sign up for Water Year 2019: Feast or Famine.

Aquafornia news November 27, 2018 Water Education Foundation

On Giving Tuesday, help support efforts to teach the next generation about California’s most precious natural resource

Since 1977 the Water Education Foundation has been helping policymakers, teachers, journalists and the public gain a better understanding of water in California — and the challenges the state confronts as people weigh how water should be used, especially in times of scarcity. On Giving Tuesday, please consider supporting this important work. We are neutral and nonpartisan. We strive hard to educate and explain, through tours of important watersheds, informational briefings and workshops, in-depth reporting on emerging water issues, training future water leaders, and our acclaimed Layperson’s Guides and map posters, in addition to our Project WET teacher training programs. As a nonprofit, we depend on donations to help us carry out this work.

Aquafornia news July 15, 2014 Santa Cruz Sentinel

Water School Helps Santa Cruz Customers Flush Fines

From the Santa Cruz Sentinel:

Monday night, [Melinda] Williams joined 31 other account holders in attending “water school,” a nearly two-hour class offered one time to customers as an alternative to fines.

Aquafornia news June 30, 2014 Associated Press

Winners Named In Global Underwater Event

From the Associated Press:

Student teams controlling underwater robots from the United States, Canada and Russia were the winners Saturday in a global competition at the only federal freshwater marine sanctuary in the United States.

Aquafornia news June 17, 2014 NPR

Deep Underground, Oceans of Water May Be Trapped In A Crystal ‘Sponge’

From NPR:

“Science teachers may have to add a whole new layer to the water cycle. Scientists have discovered evidence of a vast reservoir of water hiding up to 400 miles beneath the surface.”

Aquafornia news June 13, 2014 KQED Education blog

Blog: Water is a Right for Everyone

From the KQED Education blog:

“Should water be free for everyone? In the past few weeks, students across the nation debated about whether or not water is a right or a commodity in our #DoNowWater post.”

Aquafornia news June 4, 2014 Sacramento Bee

Nature Bowl Winners Revel in Release of Rainbow Trout

From The Sacramento Bee:

“For Joshua and about 30 other kids who participated in a trout hatchery program with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the fish release was a reward of sorts for performing well in department’s 29th annual Nature Bowl last month.”

Aquafornia news May 30, 2014 Sacramento Bee

Editorial: Dean Must Lead UC Davis Ag School Onto World Climate Change Stage

From The Sacramento Bee:

“As Helene Dillard wraps up the first four months as dean of UC Davis’ College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, she must realize how rare an opportunity she has as head of the top agriculture school. With climate change reshaping the world, ag sciences haven’t been at the apex of the public’s interest since the Dust Bowl era.”

Aquafornia news May 28, 2014 Sacramento Bee

Sacramento City Council Approves Financial Boost for Planned Science Center

From The Sacramento Bee:

“The Powerhouse Science Center, a proposed science and environmental museum on the banks of the Sacramento River, received a big financial boost Tuesday night from the Sacramento City Council. …

“A gallery of exhibits will focus on the state’s water supply, and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District is planning an outdoor garden that will promote renewable energy.”

Century of Help to Farmers

From the Associated Press:

“The UC Cooperative Extension, which operates in all but one California county, celebrated its centennial with special events across the state.”

Blog: Along the Road to Sustainability

From EPA Connect: The Official Blog of EPA’s Leadership, in a post by Bob Perciasepe:

“The EnviroAtlas combines hundreds of separate data layers developed through a collaboration between EPA researchers and their partners from around the country, including the U.S Geological Survey, the U.S. Forest Service, states, and a number of non-profit organizations and universities.”

New California Botanic Garden Celebrates Native Conifers and Plants

From the Los Angeles Times:

“The Southern California Montane Botanic Garden, which opens May 10, is designed to be a haven for tourists and a center for education programs promoting the protection of the region’s flora and fauna.”

Commentary: Think the Climate Change Fight is Tough? What About the 17th Century Fight Over Math?

From the Los Angeles Times, in a commentary by Amir Alexander:

“Only a few thousand specialists in the world are qualified to offer deeply informed opinions about climate change, but this has not prevented millions of us from taking a stand on both sides of the issue.”

Commentary: Agricultural Education Program Should Be Protected

From the Red Bluff Daily News, in a commentary by Sen. Jim Nielsen:

“There are some programs our tax dollars support that infer/bestow a variety of broad-based economic and social benefits to the state that make them worthy of preservation. The Agricultural Education Incentive (AEIG) Program is a prime example.”

Cal State University Playing a Critical Role in Water Conservation

From the Long Beach Press-Telegram:

“As water agencies wrestle with California’s drought emergency, and lawmakers pass bills seeking relief from a third consecutive dry year in the state, another institution, the public university system, is continuing to play a critical role in water conservation.”

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