Center for Watershed Sciences | UC Davis

Drone shot of California aqueduct curving between an auburn barren hillside and agricultural fields in Kern County at sunset

California Risks Billions in Economic Losses Without Water Supply Action

by Kat Kerlin, adapted from CMUA press release
May 14, 2025

Close-up photo of a green sea turtle hatchling moving through sand

How One Word Could Strip the Endangered Species Act

by Karrigan Börk and Mariah Meek
May 13, 2025

Composite image made up of 3 rows of 3 photos. Left to right, starting from top row: Rice being loaded into an open trailer; garter snake; ducks; a seabird sitting on a straw nest; flooded rice fields at sunset; flock of birds over flooded fields; sandhill cranes; school of fish; three people walk through a field.

California Rice and Conservation

by Andy Fell
April 07, 2025

Researchers in waders pre canoes alongside Putah Creek on overcast day

Restored Stream Supports New Wild Salmon Run

by Kat Kerlin
March 20, 2025

A shallow creek surrounded by trees and bushes. A half dozen young people stand in shallow water in the background.

Functional Flows and Native Fish

by Andy Fell
February 25, 2025

A view up a broad river with a small town on the right bank.

(W)ringing in the New California Water Year

by Andy Fell
October 01, 2024

spring-run chinook swimming in river

California Native Fish in Decline

by Andy Fell
September 03, 2024

Leanne Knutson of Yurok Tribe leans over red pontoon boat to scoop up dead salmon from Klamath River

The Salmon Diaries: Life Before and After Klamath Dam Removal

by Kat Kerlin
July 15, 2024

Reservoir holds back water above flowing river in Oregon

U.S. Reservoirs Hold Billions of Pounds of Fish

by Kat Kerlin
April 29, 2024

Aerial of Colorado River running through sandtone canyon

Karrigan’ Börk’s Award-Winning Water Rights Solution

by Malia Reiss
March 26, 2024

Marbled godwit forage among kelp on beach

The Choreography Connecting Kelp Forests to the Beach

by UC Santa Barbara/UC Davis News and Media Relations
January 03, 2024

Klamath Basin tribes protest in 2006 with banner representing Iron Gate dam and large salmon costume appearing to be blocked behind it

Removing Dams from the Klamath River is a Step Toward Justice for Native Americans

by Beth Rose Middleton Manning and Robert Lusardi
July 13, 2023

Woman in purple jacket stands in rain in almond orchard for groundwater recharge experiment.

Will a Wet Winter End Water Woes?

by Andy Fell
March 27, 2023

white sturgeon swims in aquarium

Will Harmful Algal Blooms Finish Off White Sturgeon?

by Kat Kerlin
November 10, 2022

Peter Moyle: Fish by Fish, Bird by Bird

by Kat Kerlin
August 08, 2022

Close up of a fish eye - Unfold podcast season 3

‘Unfold’ Podcast, Episode 2: ‘Nature Tells Its Story’

by Kat Kerlin
October 05, 2021

Aerial view of Santa Monica homes and Pacific Ocean

What FEMA's New Flood Risk Rating Means for Californians

by Kat Kerlin
September 20, 2021

Aerial view of Shasta Dam with mountains in background

Dams Ineffective for Cold-Water Conservation

by Kat Kerlin
August 25, 2021

Cultural Biases Impact Native Fish, Too

by Kat Kerlin
July 26, 2021

salmon in water

What to do About Deadbeat Dams?

by Andy Fell
June 25, 2020

Fish enclosures at study site with Mount Shasta in background.

Can Salmon Eat Their Way Out of Climate Change?

by Kat Kerlin
December 10, 2019

The Bad River on the reservation of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa (Ojibwe).

Small Towns, Big Flood Waters

by Kat Kerlin, with photos and video by Joe Proudman/UC Davis
May 15, 2019

Tower Bridge, Sacramento

Climate Change Threats and Solutions for the Sacramento Valley

by Kat Kerlin
August 27, 2018

Swimms and boat captain on research vessel Bob Roberts

Swimming Across Tahoe for the Love of Science

by Dave Jones
July 24, 2018

University

Woman swims the crawl stroke in crystal-blue Lake Tahoe.

Women’s Team Ready for Tahoe Relay Again

by Dave Jones
July 19, 2018

University

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