North Coast

The North Coast region spans over 19,000 square miles and is quite diverse, from coastal areas and redwood forests to inland mountain valleys and the semi-arid Modoc Plateau. Land use is similarly diverse including aquaculture, ranching, farming, timber harvesting, vineyards, marijuana cultivation, US Forest Service lands, and parklands. The climate varies from high precipitation along the coastal areas to desert conditions in the Modoc Plateau. Several tribes live in the region, including the Yurok Tribe, the state’s largest.

A Path Forward for California’s Freshwater Ecosystems

Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) | December 2nd, 2019

Summary

Californians rely on freshwater ecosystems for many things: water supply, hydropower, recreation, fisheries, flood risk reduction, biodiversity, and more. These ecosystem

A Review of the Hydrologic Response Mechanisms During Mountain Rain-on-Snow

Frontiers in Earth Science (Frontiers) | April 26th, 2022

Summary

Mountain rain-on-snow (ROS) generates large flooding events worldwide. Climate warming will enhance the frequency, magnitude, and widespread nature of these events. Past

A State Role in Supporting Groundwater Trading with Safeguards for Vulnerable Users: Findings and Next Steps

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | May 18th, 2022

Summary

In those parts of California where groundwater pumping has long exceeded replenishment, people are striving to bring groundwater basins into sustainable conditions within

A Summary of Water-Quality and Salt Marsh Monitoring, Humboldt Bay, California

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | September 16th, 2022

Summary

This report summarizes data-collection activities associated with the U.S. Geological Survey Humboldt Bay Water-Quality and Salt Marsh Monitoring Project. This work was u

A Summary of Water-Quality and Salt Marsh Monitoring, Humboldt Bay, California

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | September 16th, 2022

Summary

This report summarizes data-collection activities associated with the U.S. Geological Survey Humboldt Bay Water-Quality and Salt Marsh Monitoring Project. This work was u

A western United States snow reanalysis dataset over the Landsat era from water years 1985 to 2021

Nature Portfolio (Springer Nature) | November 7th, 2022

Summary

Water stored in mountain snowpacks (i.e., snow water equivalent, SWE) represents an important but poorly characterized component of the terrestrial water cycle. The Weste

Achieving the Human Right to Water in California: An Assessment of the State's Community Water Systems

Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) | January 15th, 2021

Summary

The Human Right to Water Framework and Data Tool (CalHRTW 1.0) provides a consolidated, stand-alone, quantitative assessment of baseline conditions in the quality, acces

Advances in Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Prediction Relevant to Water Management in the Western United States

American Meteorological Society (AMS) | July 21st, 2022

Summary

Water management in the semi-arid western United States (U.S.) is a challenging endeavor that evolves from year to year based on large-scale atmospheric and oceanic condi

Advancing Ecosystem Restoration with Smarter Permitting

Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) | August 16th, 2021

Summary

California’s ecosystems form the bedrock of the state’s well being and prosperity. Yet many of these ecosystems—which are vitally important to the state’s water s

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