State Sen. John Laird: Clock is Ticking on our Water ProblemSenator Laird opines on the state of our water shortage in the Monterey Herald. Read more here.
Animal crossing: world’s biggest wildlife bridge comes to California highway
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Amid historic drought, California approves $140M desalination plant at Doheny Beach
(Reuters) The plant is expected to produce 5 million gallons of drinking water per day, serving around 40,000 people.
It sets precedent as the first desalination that the Coastal Commission has approved since more strict regulations were adopted in 2019, offering a bright future for other small-scale desalination plants across the state. Read more here. Snowy plovers at carmel river state beachPelicans at Pelican Point, Carmel River State Beach |
Above Carmel Point, by Tim Blake
It's hard to imagine a world without rivers. The continents would be higher, colder and more rugged, and we humans might still be hugging our coastlines. Our iconic cities, situated along rivers, would not have been built. Global trade and travel might never have developed. Even so, rivers' crucial role in shaping civilization is 'grandly under appreciated." |
Have you seen this website? River Runner is an Interactive project that reveals how water travels thousands of miles through watersheds, rivers and lakes
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Carmel River BreachWatch the Carmel River breach into the ocean, captured on March 26, 2022, by Fred Brown
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Spawning Steelhead on the carmel river 2021 - Carmel River Steelhead association
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Thank you for your support Secretary John Laird!
In August 2018, John Laird, Secretary for the California Natural Resources Agency, wrote a letter of support to Lorin Letendre, our Executive Director, for the work Carmel River Watershed Conservancy does to protect the wildlife of California.
