The latest Outlook magazine of the College of Environmental and Agricultural Sciences features Kaya Mac Millen (Class of 2013) and his work in a Center for Watershed Sciences floodplain study in the Cosumnes River Preserve, south of Sacramento.
In his Jan. 6 lecture at UC Davis, the innovative ecologist Michael Rosenzweig made a scientific case for the "reconciliation" approach to species conservation.
The Davis Enterprise (Dec. 13, 2013) — Peter Moyle says the return of Chinook salmon to Putah Creek signifies the stream's recovery as a habitat for native fishes.
Fusion (Dec. 9, 2013) — A new national cable TV news magazine features Center director Jay Lund in a story about nitrate contamination of drinking water supplies in San Joaquin Valley farm towns.
The Sacramento Bee (Dec. 29, 2013) — Center co-founder Peter Moyle recounts in an op-ed his experiences as a UC Davis fish biologist documenting the status of California's native fishes — many of them potential candidates for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act.
The Record Searchlight, Redding (Jan. 11, 2014) —In this op-ed, Center director Jay Lund and economist Ellen Hanak of the Public Policy Institute of California outline water changes on the horizon.
San Francisco Chronicle (Jan. 10, 2014) — Jay Lund, director for the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis, says it is somewhat unusual for agencies to propose water restrictions at this time of year but notes that 2013 was the driest year on record.
KQED (Jan. 14, 2014) — Center's founding director Jeffrey Mount joins Forum talk show host Michael Kransey in a conversation about the current California drought.
Bay Nature (Jan-Mar 2014) — Latest Bay Nature magazine features Shed's Peter Moyle, Rebecca Quiñones, Jacob Montgomery and Brian Williamson in an article about the researchers' strategies to protect California native fish in a warming climate.
The Record Searchlight, Redding (Sept. 14, 2013). Jay Lund, director of the Center for Watershed Sciences, explains how Shasta Dam improved water quality in the Delta.
The Sacramento Bee (Aug. 25, 2013) — In an op-ed, Center director Jay Lund and Center partners Ellen Hanak (Public Policy Institute of California) and Brian Gray (UC Hastings College of Law) recommend steps California can take now to get on a "healthier path" for financing state water projects.
The Davis Enterprise (Oct. 2, 2013) — In a letter to the editor, Peter Moyle, the Center's associate director and a professor of fish biology, responds to a visitor's unfavorable first impression of lower Putah Creek.
Associated Press (Nov. 16, 2013) — A story on a grassroots effort to create a new interactive California Water Atlas includes comments from Center director Jay Lund on the need bring meaning to the state's mass of water data.