Podcasts about sacramento san joaquin delta

The California Farm Bureau reports that farmers south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta are welcoming a 35% water allocation from the federal Central Valley Project (CVP) but say the timing limits its impact.

Imagine a future where California faces increasing water instability. The state experiences more rain, less snow, and an uptick in extreme weather events like droughts and floods. Layer in the looming threats of sea level rise, climate change, and seismic activity, and the picture becomes even more complex. Now, consider a solution designed to tackle these challenges head-on—the Delta Conveyance Project. This ambitious, multi-billion-dollar initiative aims to enhance water reliability for 27 million Californians by modernizing the water transport infrastructure within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. But what does this mean for the environment, local communities, and California's long-term water security? In Episode 21 of What Matters Water TV + Podcast, we navigate these critical issues with insights from three leading experts: Graham Bradner, Executive Director of the Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Authority, will delve into the technical complexities and innovations driving this monumental effort. Carrie Buckman, Delta Conveyance Environmental Program Manager from the California Department of Water Resources, will share her expertise in environmental planning and permitting, offering a glimpse into the state's vision for this transformative project. David Sunding, Emeritus Professor at UC Berkeley, will provide a thoughtful analysis of the project's economic ramifications. Join us as we explore the intricacies of the Delta Conveyance Project and its potential to reshape California's water future. Prepare to dive deep into the critical issues that will define the next chapter in the state's water story.

State and federal agencies face a challenge to balance the beneficial uses of water needed by farmers with needs of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem amid weather challenges, and bipartisan support for U.S. sugar policy and the International Sweetener Symposium in Seattle.

Gov. Gavin Newsom made funds from Proposition 1 available last week. Now, counties are preparing to apply for competitive grants for mental health facilities. Also, Butte County's next community meeting about updating its emergency evacuation maps will be held in Concow tomorrow evening, and California's long debated and controversial plan to move water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to the south has a new $20 billion price tag.

On the northern end of Stockton, you'll find Angel Cruz Park. Most weekends it's lined with food vendors, many of them Hmong and Cambodian immigrants. For more than 30 years, this has been a destination for made-to-order dishes, where locals argue over who has the best beef sticks or papaya salad. For her series California Foodways, Lisa Morehouse spent a day at the park, learning about the people behind the food. Next we got to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The area is known for farming, boating and fishing. And it's got some new migrants: Artists from cities. Reporter Jon Kalish wondered how these urban newcomers are fitting into life in the rural Delta and what an influx of creatives has meant for the community. He talked to transplants who were challenged when they became part of the community.   And finally, more than half of people in the US choose to be cremated when they die, in part because of the high cost and the environmental toll of conventional burials. In the next few years, Californians will have another option when it comes to a loved one's remains: human composting, which turns the bodies of people who've died into fertilizer for forests and home gardens. KQED's health correspondent April Dembosky brings us the story of one man from San Francisco who didn't want to wait for the law in California to change.  

Final environmental impact report for the Delta Conveyance Project. Also, Shriners partners with Sacramento-area high schools to empower women in orthopedic surgery. Finally, K-ZAP brings their music box selections released this year. Delta Conveyance (Tunnel) Project Climate change is challenging the way California captures and delivers water to drier parts of the state, like the South Bay and Southern California. For years, farmers, preservationists and environmentalists have fought over the proposed ‘Delta Tunnel' project. Last week, the project cleared a major environmental hurdle which could re-energize plans to drill a single tunnel under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and divert water to parts of the Bay Area, Central Coast and Southern California. Jay Lund is a water resource engineering expert with the PPIC and UC Davis and joins us to explain the latest on the ‘Delta Conveyance' proposal and how the new environmental impact report could affect water delivery in the future. Women in Orthopedic Surgery Women make up roughly half of all medical students, but that doesn't trickle down to all specialties. Orthopedics rank at the bottom with just 7% female surgeons. We'll go straight to the source to better understand why that's the case. Dr. Michelle James is an Emeritus Chief of Orthopedic Surgery and a pediatric hand surgeon at Shriners Children's Northern California, and Dr. Claire Manske is an orthopedic surgeon at Shriners Children's Northern California. They join Insight to discuss an event this weekend with The Perry Initiative designed to encourage and empower young women to explore careers in orthopedic surgery and engineering. Participants across Sacramento-area schools will engage in mock surgical exercises, and attendees will hear lectures from local women surgeons and engineers about their experiences and journeys in these fields. New Music Box Set Selections When holiday shopping for the music-lovers in your life, one of the best gifts to get is a CD box set, packed full of unreleased tracks, remastered tunes, memorabilia and more. And 2023 saw no shortage of musical offerings. Dennis Newhall, co-founder and announcer of K-ZAP returns to Insight with a selection of box set collections released this year, from Bob Dylan and The Who, to Joni Mitchell and The Doors.

Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that curbs water flow from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to the San Francisco Bay.

Sites Project Authority Executive Director Jerry Brown (no relation to former Gov. Jerry Brown) discusses the timeline, funding, as well as water supply and environmental benefits of the reservoir project.  Listen as Ag Council President Emily Rooney poses pertinent questions about the off-river reservoir to be built north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and how it fits into the larger picture of improving California's water management system and restoring flexibility and reliability.

A small fish called the Delta Smelt has been a big topic for farmers in California, as the state cites its 2016 Delta Smelt Resiliency Strategy for limiting the amount of water from the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta, earmarked for agriculture.

Governor Gavin Newsom has revived the Delta tunnel project today, putting new life into a plan that would divert water from the Sacramento River and route it under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Newsom's looking to make it easier to move water around and ease the strain of California's ever-worsening drought.  But, while it is a revival, the plan doesn't look exactly like the one championed by former Governor Jerry Brown. Some pretty significant differences are being highlighted in the most recent drafts.  For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchors Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising are joined by Jeff Mount, Senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California's Water Center.     

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew KristoffStories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural empowerment and environmental integrityUpdate: Cultural Fire in California with Don HankinsEpisode highlightIn this podcast, Don Hankins talks about new developments around cultural burning in California and his hopes for the future. ResourcesCalifornia's Strategic Plan for Expanding the Use of Beneficial FireSponsorsThe Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire ScienceSupport from:● California Indian Water Commission● Firesticks Alliance Indigenous CorporationQuotes24.52 - 24.53: “We definitely have to connect culture to fire.”TakeawaysCultural torch bearers (01.52)Don is Plains Miwok from the central valley of California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. He believes that due to the wildfires in California, initiatives are taking place that recognize the place of Indigenous fire. Revitalizing cultural fire (4.37)Various policy barriers - access to land and funding and permission to burn using traditional laws - are being addressed through the creation of a tribally chartered non-profit organization to support learning, advance policy efforts and act as a refunding and redistribution entity. Building and empowering the youth (07.16)Don looks to the youth to carry Indigenous knowledge of fire into the future and seeks young people from his Nation to mentor. Knowledge holders training the youth to understand the cultural reasons for burning, read the landscape and maintain culture will enable the youth to step into decision-making roles and policy arenas. Enabling cultural burning (11.49)Don speaks about California Bill SB 332 which allows certified burn bosses and cultural burners to burn, and that if they meet certain conditions, they shall not be liable for any fire suppression or other costs otherwise recoverable for a burn. Spreading like good fire (16.05)Don also speaks about California Bill AB 642 which primarily codifies the definitions of cultural fire and incentivizes agencies to work with cultural burners to implement plans and enable Indigenous stewardship. Cultural fire progress (20.21)Don lists some challenges to advancing cultural fire - the criteria for declaring someone trained and the sensitivities around tribal sovereignty for that declaration. If someone is not exposed to cultural fire training, errors in the process could occur. Learning from fire (23.42)Don shares that if you are gentle with fire and approach it in a good way, you can learn from it, or you can learn the lessons the hard way. Thinking about the reasons for burning helps look for learning opportunities in burning. Don's approach to burning changes according to the requirement, but praying and acknowledging the land is always a part of it. Send in your comments and feedback to the hosts of this podcast via email: amy.christianson@pc.gc.ca and yourforestpodcast@gmail.com. If you liked this podcast, please check out YourForest podcast too, rate and review it on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and tag a friend, and send your feedback and comments to yourforestpodcast@gmail.com.

A small fish called the Delta Smelt has been a big topic for farmers in California, as the state cites its 2016 Delta Smelt Resiliency Strategy for limiting the amount of water from the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta, earmarked for agriculture.

Wetlands are vital to our existence and benefit the ecosystem at large by providing essential habitat for countless species of birds, fish and mammals, slowing water flows, reducing soil erosion, storing water, recharging groundwater, aiding nutrient cycling, and mitigating floods. Host Carry Kim will be interviewing John Villa, Executive Director of the Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy [http://hbwetlands.org/index.php], on the Orange County Coast of California. He is working with local, state and federal agencies and property owners to acquire, restore and manage the coastal wetlands in the coastal zone. Forming some of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems, including salt marshes, seagrass beds and mangroves, roughly 40% of the world's species depend upon wetlands for sustenance and shelter, rest stops during long migrations or as breeding grounds. It is estimated that more than 25% of all wetlands plants and animals are at risk of extinction. Some studies calculate wetland loss rates in California at a staggering 90%. The La Cienega Wetland Complex has been compromised by urbanization, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, by agriculture and flood protection, the San Pablo Bay, by gold mining and diking, and the Central Valley by turning floodplains into farmland. Urban development and corresponding infrastructure, oil extraction, groundwater withdrawals, and pollution can all erode wetlands that might include vernal pools, riparian habitat, and coastal wetlands. At the time of Spanish colonization, it is estimated that roughly 7 million acres of vernal pools once existed in California; today less than 13% remain. In a 2018 article, the UN Climate Change News stated that wetlands, essential regulators of global climate, are disappearing three times faster than forests. The urgency continues for us to preserve Nature's delicate balance and the remaining wetlands of the world. Listen to John Villa, Executive Director of the Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy share his insights about the essential value and urgent need to protect local and global wetlands. John Villa has an MBA with an emphasis in Technology Management. The Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy is a non-profit founded in 1985 with the goal of acquiring, restoring, and protecting the coastal wetlands on the Orange County coast for future generations. The Huntington Beach Wetlands is part of a system that once spanned nearly 3,000 acres; a precious 180 acres now remain in southeast Huntington Beach, where the Santa Ana River meets the Pacific Ocean. He is also the appointed Commissioner for the Huntington Beach Public Works Department, and Board Member for Visit HB, Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce, Huntington Beach Council on Aging, and the Orange County River Park Group. Listen to our related show on The Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center from earlier this year: https://soundcloud.com/socal350/caught-in-the-crossfire-rehabilitating-releasing-native-wildlife Podcast Website: http://ecojusticeradio.org/ Podcast Blog: https://www.wilderutopia.com/category/ecojustice-radio/ Support the Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio Hosted by Carry Kim Intro by Jessica Aldridge Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats Executive Producer: Jack Eidt Show Created by Mark and JP Morris Episode 138 Photo credit: Banning Ranch Conservancy

On this week's episode, Nathan, Mike, and Mahler talk about the James Webb Space Telescope Micrometeoroid Collision, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed, South Coast hydrologic region water-hogs, hot schools, planet-warming carbon dioxide, Social Security success, rectal cancer, Covid-sniffing dogs, the vast international horse trafficking network, the Taser drone, protecting kids from drag shows and other inappropriate displays, the human meatball, and then some.

A conversation with Dr. Michelle Leinfelder-Miles (University of California Cooperative Extension Delta Crops Resource Management Advisor) about different types of crops, soils, salinity, and water management in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region. Released April 29, 2022. 

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Joe Del Bosque has owned his farm west of Mendota for 36 years. He's grown cherries, tomatoes and asparagus. But the crop closest to his heart is melons. His dad began growing melons in the Mendota area in the 1950s. “They've been in my blood for all my life, you know, so I feel a very intimate relationship with melons,” he says. He now owns 2,000 acres of land on both sides of Interstate 5. Typically, Del Bosque and other farmers on the west side of Fresno County receive their water through the Central Valley Project. That water flows from northern California to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and gets pumped through a network of canals. Three decades ago, Del Bosque and other farmers on the west side began experiencing water cutbacks. They had to change how they watered crops. But now, conditions are getting worse and growers are making hard decisions about water and their crops Farmers adjusting to water restrictions in west Fresno County On a windy Tuesday morning, Del Bosque

A recent study looks into the changes in the ecology of California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and how humans played a big role in its changed ecosystem. We also get an update on how migratory birds who often make the wetlands in Elk Grove their home are affected by the drought. Plus, a new network is in the works to provide help to animals during emergencies. Finally, a preview of Sensory Friendly Dance's production of “Peter and the Wolf.” Today's Guests Jim Cloern, Retired USGS ecologist, provides the details of the recent study he helped conduct, "On the human appropriation of wetland primary production," which takes a look at how landscape modifications to California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta have changed the ecosystem Rob Burness, Chair of the Friends of Stone Lakes Wildlife Refuge, gives us a sense of how the drought has affected migratory birds from the Stone Lakes Wildlife Refuge in Elk Grove and what is expected to happen this winter  Michael Ziccardi, director of the UC Davis One Health Institute and Oiled Wildlife Care Network, describes the new California Veterinary Emergency Team, which will provide help to animals during emergencies such as natural disasters Alexandra Cunningham, Sensory Friendly Dance Founder, explains the importance of providing a safe space for children and people and the organization's upcoming performance of “Peter And The Wolf”

In today's episode, information about another emergency water curtailment regulation, this one for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. We also speak with a California dairy farmer about how dairy is effecting his industry. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free to visit their websites.   Agromillora – https://www.agromillora.com/ California Citrus Mutual – https://www.cacitrusmutual.com/ The California Walnut Board – https://walnuts.org/ Soil and Crop – https://mysoilandcrop.com/  For advertising inquiries, please contact us at 559-352-4456 or jay@jcsmarketinginc.com

Dan Abbott is the Central Coast Regional Manager of Reef Check California. He has been involved with the organization as a volunteer and part-time instructor since 2005, and started working for Reef Check full-time in September 2014. Dan received a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Economics and Policy from UC Berkeley. While at Berkeley Dan became an AAUS scientific diver. Most recently, Dan worked as a biologist for Tenera Environmental where he oversaw a large number of monitoring projects in San Francisco Bay, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and along the California Coast. Additionally Dan spearheaded Tenera's successful application into AAUS and oversaw their dive program as their Diving Safety Officer. Dan is an active NAUI Instructor, a trained Outdoor Emergency Care Technician, and is a first aid and CPR instructor.

A discussion about Wayne Thiebaud, the town of Locke, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, sloping docks, bowed buildings, sinking ships and the re-plumbing of the great state of California. Enjoy.

Ariel Rubissow Okamoto, the editor in chief of and long-time Bay Area science writer, talks about the resiliency of the largest estuary on the West Coast, the challenges facing the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta, and the potential impacts of climate change and sea-level rise on the San Francisco Bay.

A tiny fish is fast disappearing from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Many ecologists consider it a sign that both the local ecosystem and the nation’s approach to conservation are in crisis.

The annual Stockton Asparagus festival is happening this weekend, but how many more years can it exist with the steep decline in Delta-area asparagus production? Why has this popular vegetable fallen on hard times locally? As if our fragile waterway systems in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta didn't have enough problems, a nutria - a 20-pound, levee-devouring swamp rodent - has been found in the area west of Stockton…We have an update on the northward spread of this dangerous pest. What are the chances for a U.S. return to membership in the Trans Pacific Partnership, a vital component for California's agricultural export industry? All that, crop reports, and more…on this week's KSTE Farm Hour.

The annual Stockton Asparagus festival is happening this weekend, but how many more years can it exist with the steep decline in Delta-area asparagus production? Why has this popular vegetable fallen on hard times locally? As if our fragile waterway systems in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta didn’t have enough problems, a nutria - a 20-pound, levee-devouring swamp rodent - has been found in the area west of Stockton…We have an update on the northward spread of this dangerous pest. What are the chances for a U.S. return to membership in the Trans Pacific Partnership, a vital component for California’s agricultural export industry? All that, crop reports, and more…on this week’s KSTE Farm Hour.

On this short episode of the Barbless Fly Fishing Podcast, listen to Chad and Nick reflect on Chad's experience at Simms Pro Delta Day 2017 in the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta. Chad notes the different techniques different guides have, highlights...

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in California is the largest estuary on the west coast of North and South America and is also one of the most modified estuaries in the world. We examined whether the extreme California drought of 2012-2015 favored the spread of non-native species, using NASA’s AVIRIS-next generation data at a ground resolution of 2.5m per pixel, combined with airborne hyperspectral HyMap imagery. We confirmed that the total area invaded by floating macrophytes in the Delta increased many-fold over this period and the composition of this functional group also changed. This study provides insight and understanding of the drought’s impact on invasive potential of an ecosystem. Speaker: Dr. Susan Ustin | Professor of Environmental and Resource Sciences in the Dept. of Land and Natural Resources | Director of the Center for Spatial Technologies and Remote Sensing (CSTARS) | University of California Davis

"The Delta is not just a canteen to supply water...it’s a place that a lot of people live and work and call home," said Kip Lipper, Chief Councilor for Energy and the Environment at the Office of the Senate Pro Tempore. California’s water future will lead to higher prices and higher uncertainty, and “the climate change piece is a huge part of that,” according to Former Deputy U.S. Secretary of Interior David Hayes. The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta requires restoration, but can it meet the conflicting demands of Californians? "You're looking at an enormous bill and that's going to push up the price of water," said Los Angeles Times reporter Bettina Boxall. This discussion with politicians, a reporter and a researcher from the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences tackles the challenges surrounding the West Coast’s largest estuary. Bettina Boxall, Reporter, Los Angeles Times David Hayes, Former Deputy US Secretary of Interior Jay Lund, Director, UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences Kip Lipper, Chief Councilor for Energy and the Environment, Office of the Senate Pro Tempore This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club of California on October 15, 2013

Mark Cowin, director of the California Department of Water Resources, whose agency would own and operate the proposed new export tunnels in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, discusses the agency's evolution from water "extraction" to sustainable and integrated water "management."

Felicia Marcus, a member of the California State Water Resources Control Board, talks about the governance of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and why she is optimistic on warring water interest reaching a compromise on the management of the estuary as both a major ecosystem and heart of the state's water delivery system. Marcus says the five-member board is at a critical juncture in California's water history. "The next four years will see a series of decisions that have the promise of both improving public health protection and of meeting the 'co-equal' goals of water supply reliability and ecosystem protection (in the Delta)," she said last August in a news release on the Senate confirmation of her board appointment, by Gov. Jerry Brown. "The state board will either make or be a critical player in those decisions."

California Natural Resources Secretary John Laird tells why he's optimistic that the state will reach resolution on critical water decisions in the near future. A former Santa Cruz mayor and state assemblyman, Laird has long championed environmental protections and water conservation. As resources secretary, Laird is charged with completing the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, which aims to restore wildlife habitat in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta while improving the reliability of water supplies exported from the estuary. The plan includes a controversial new diversion tunnel system on the Sacramento River.

This overview of water management in California -- its history, challenges and opportunities.is given by Jay Lund, professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Davis. He has led development and application of a large-scale optimization modeling for California's water supply and is co-author of several books and reports on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

State Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, (and former Davis mayor), who has a long and distinguished record on California water policy, shares her views on effective water policymaking and Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to tunnel exported water beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Senator Wolk heads the Senate Select Committee on Delta Stewardship and Sustainability. The Jan. 7, 2013, event, was the first in a series of talks on California water policy sponsored by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences.

Robyn Suddeth, a graduate student in the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences, outlines the major factors that make levees in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta landscape susceptible to future flooding — sea level rise, seismicity, subsidence and changing inflows. She then discusses the economic methods for approaching the evaluation of Delta island levee upgrades and repairs.

Ellen Hanak, of the Public Policy Institute of California, reviews several governance and regulatory challenges for the management of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. She takes into account the changes occurring in this region as a result of sea level rise, increasing risk to levees, inevitable changes in the sustainability of beneficial uses due to sea level rise and additional permanent island flooding, and the challenges posed by declining populations of native fish species.

Richard M. Frank - Executive Director, California Center for Environmental Law & Policy; Professor, UC Berkeley School of Law    

Richard M. Frank - Executive Director, California Center for Environmental Law & Policy; Professor, UC Berkeley School of Law    

UC Davis geology professor Jeff Mount talks about the future of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta due to climate change. Note, due to a server problem, we lost the PowerPoint portion of the presentation. The video of Jeff, and his audio are still watchable.