Reservoir Storage & Operations:

Water supply information provided by Sonoma Water (find more water storage info here).

Resource Conservation District Soil Health & Carbon Beneficial Practices Workshop on May 1st, 9:30 AM to 12 Noon

Join MCRCD, Anderson Valley Winegrowers, Mendocino Winegrowers, and NRCS on May 1st, from 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM to learn about soil health and Carbon Beneficial Agricultural Practices. Presentations will include conversations on cover cropping and no-till in vineyard systems, rainfall simulator and infiltration demonstration, carbon farm planning, and other climate-beneficial farming practices. Contact SethMyrick@mcrcd.org or M.Hynes@mcrcd.org for more information. Register for the event at https://forms.gle/hFastGLrxmNrvyF96

North Coast Resource Partnership Quarterly Meeting: April 26th 9 AM – 3 PM in Weaverville, CA

The North Coast Resource Partnership (NCRP) is pleased to announce the next meeting. Meeting topics will include:

• Partner & Agency Presentations
• NCRP CAL FIRE Forest Health Pilot Update
• NCRP Regional Forest & Fire Capacity Program Update
• NCRP Handbook Update

See the NCRP Quarterly Meeting webpage for more information.

Free, virtual meet-up with special guests from CWEA, Heal the Bay, and LA Trade Tech

 To celebrate Earth Month, CWEA is hosting a series of virtual career info sessions. Visit CAWaterJobs.org for career paths, salary info, training, and hundreds of openings. Promo flyer.

May 1 • 11:00 a.m. – Noon:  Water Jobs and Certs with CWEA, Heal the Bay, and LA Trade Tech
May 16 • 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m: Water Jobs and Certs with Women in Water
May 22 • 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m: Water Jobs and Certs with Crescenta Valley WD, City of Pomona and Valley College

Climate Resilience Through Regeneration: Recharge for Farms, Nature, and People

Sustainable Conservation announces the spring 2024 webinar series, Climate Resilience Through Regeneration. From revitalizing soil health to restoring habitats, and from effective flood management to replenishing groundwater, the series will explore actionable strategies for climate resilience that promise to reshape and regenerate our communities and ecosystems. 
The series will kick off on Wednesday, April 24 from 1:00 – 2:00 PM with a panel on the many benefits of groundwater recharge and how we can boost ecosystem recovery and protect community drinking water. Join California water experts to explore what the recent historic wet years mean for groundwater and how multi-benefit recharge is vital for building a thriving and climate-resilient California. Registration here.

In the press:

• CA Water Plan eNews, 4/17/24
• Maven's Notebook, April 14-19, 2024

• CalMatters: California sets nation’s first water standard for cancer-causing contaminant, 4/17/24
• The Guardian: US lawmakers Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna seek to ban trade in water rights, 4/18/24
• Maven's Notebook, BERKELEY LAB: Unraveling the Mysteries of Consecutive Atmospheric River Events, 4/18/24
• San Francisco Chronicle: ‘No other place like it’: California redwood preserve gains new land (Watershed preservation) 4/18/24
• Newsweek: Atmospheric Rivers 'Likely To Become Worse', Warn Scientists, 4/19/24
• Mercury News: How a different type of atmospheric river storm saved California from another drought, 4/22/24
• Maven's Notebook Coyote Valley Dam by Army Corps of Engineers, 4/19/24
• LA Times: California wants to harness more than half its land to combat climate change by 2045. Here’s how, 4/22/24
• Spectrum News 1: CA State Parks face threat of climate change - but could also be part of the solution, 4/17/24