Nov 17, 2017 Voices on Water California’s Headwaters: A Look at How Watersheds are Connected by Joshua Alpine and Robert Roscoe More than 50 people representing almost every ACWA region attended a program in Auburn Sept. 8 that explored a multitude […] Read More
Nov 2, 2017 Water News Wildfire Bill Passes House by Josh Abel The U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 1 passed the “Resilient Federal Forests Act,” HR 2936, by a vote of […] Read More
Oct 23, 2017 Water News Working Group Recommends Actions to Improve Wood Products Market, Restore Forests by Teresa McGaffic A California Natural Resources Agency working group established to advise on technical and economic means for expanding markets for local […] Read More
Sep 19, 2017 Water News PPIC Recommends Action to Protect Headwater Forests by Teresa McGaffic A newly released report by the Water Policy Center of the Public Policy Institute of California urges new commitment and […] Read More
Jun 2, 2017 Water News Wild and Scenic Rivers Bill Becomes Two-Year Bill by Emily Allshouse ACWA-opposed AB 975 (Friedman), which seeks to significantly expand the scope of the state’s Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, has […] Read More
Apr 27, 2017 Water News Little Hoover Commission Hearing Highlights Water Quality Impacts of Tree Mortality Crisis by Emily Allshouse As part of a series of hearings on California’s tree mortality crisis, the Little Hoover Commission Thursday discussed the impacts […] Read More
Apr 17, 2017 Water News CCWD GM to Testify at April 27 Little Hoover Commission Hearing on Tree Mortality Crisis by Emily Allshouse Calaveras County Water District General Manager David Eggerton will appear before the Little Hoover Commission on April 27 to discuss […] Read More
Mar 17, 2017 Comment Letters Comments on California Forest Carbon Plan Submitted to the California Natural Resources Agency on March 17, 2017 Read More
Feb 23, 2017 Water News Informational Hearings on Lake Oroville, Tree Mortality Crisis Scheduled by Emily Allshouse UPDATED Feb. 27, 2016: The Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee has at the request of the Brown Administration postponed […] Read More
Jan 26, 2017 Water News California Forest Watershed Alliance Unveils Policy Platform With Website and Video by Emily Allshouse An unprecedented, urban-rural collation called the California Forest Watershed Alliance (CAFWA) stepped publicly into the state’s water policy arena today, […] Read More
Jan 26, 2017 Water News ACWA Testifies at LHC Hearing Examining State’s Response to Tree Mortality Crisis by Emily Allshouse With 102 million dead trees in California forests, dealing with the impacts of the state’s tree mortality crisis will require […] Read More
Jan 26, 2017 Presentations & Multimedia CAFWA Headwaters Video This California Forest Watershed Alliance (CAFWA) educational video details a set of proactive priorities to help protect California’s forested watersheds. CAFWA […] Read More
Dec 14, 2016 Water News CAL FIRE Seeks Public Comment Regarding Landscape Scale Forest Health Grant Program by Teresa McGaffic Deadlines are approaching for public comments on the draft procedural guide for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s […] Read More
Nov 23, 2016 Water News Little Hoover Commission to Study Tree Mortality in 2017 by The Little Hoover Commission announced plans Nov. 22 to review the state’s forest management in response to the tree mortality […] Read More
Oct 5, 2016 Water News Senator Feinstein Writes Letter in Support of Wildfire Funding by Josh Abel On Monday, Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Steve Daines (R-MT) wrote a letter to the conferees on the energy bill, […] Read More
