Russian River Water Update 8/7/23
Reservoir Storage & Operations:
Water supply information provided by Sonoma Water (more info here).
Abacela Weather & Climate Summary/Forecast, August 2023
Russian River Water Forum Updates
MendoFever: Stakeholders Give Their Case on the Fate of the Russian River, 7/25/23
The Planning Group meeting scheduled for Thursday August 3, 2023 has been rescheduled for Thursday, August 17, 2023. More information can be found on the website. (https://russianriverwaterforum.org/)
Ukiah Daily Journal News Brief:
Potter Valley Project decommissioning and dam removal process update at Sierra Club Redwood Chapter community forum
The Sierra Club Redwood Chapter will host Charlie Schneider, California Trout’s Lost Coast Project Manager and a member of the Sierra Club Redwood Chapter Conservation Committee, and David Keller, former Bay Area Director Friends of the Eel River, who will provide an update on the Potter Valley Project decommissioning and dam removal process. The discussion will be held via Zoom video conference and live-streamed on Facebook on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 5 PM. The meeting is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required to attend via Zoom. The presentation will be followed by an opportunity to ask questions. To register for the event, visit the Sierra Club Redwood Chapter online calendar at: www.sierraclub.org/redwood">www.sierraclub.org/redwood. Registrants will receive access information upon registration and a confirmation reminder the morning of the event. Zoom space is limited, so the event will also be live-streamed via the Chapter’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SierraClubRedwoodChapter.
Educational Opportunities
UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) is excited to announce the launch of our newest professional certificate in Water Resources Management. Designed for people who work in a variety of water-related practice areas, this program focuses on the historical, legal, sociological and environmental topics that shape present-day water management practices in the Western United States. Upon completing this program, you will be equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to elevate your career and address present and future water challenges. Learn More at UC Davis Continuing & Professional Education website
Nature Journaling at Hopland Research & Extension Center
To be held at the Hopland Research and Extension Center, where there is a multitude of natural subject matter from the oak shaded patio to the creek side trails and acres to roam to find the perfect setting and inspiration for your artistic journal entry (all levels of experience are welcome). The Mendocino County Art Association (MCAA) presents this opportunity for participants to expand their talents with an accomplished journaling artist, Kristin Meuser. In cooperation with UC Hopland Research & Extension Center, 4070 University Road, Hopland, Tuesday August 22, 2023, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm.
Water in Art
Ukiah Daily Journal: Ukiah Corner Gallery: ‘Visions of Water’ show featured in front windows, 8/2/23
“Water is on all of our minds, thanks to the past year of abundant rainfall following one of the most severe droughts most of us can remember. A group of inland Mendocino County artists, the Seven Sisters, has decided to literally dive into the theme of “Water” for their upcoming show in the front windows of the Corner Gallery for the month of August.
“The Seven Sisters formed as a group in 2017. Several women reached out to other artists they knew with the idea to do a show at the Willits Center for the Arts. Some of the women knew each other, but some did not. As women do, they decided to get together for coffee before hanging the show, just to get acquainted. They forged an instant connection. Over the ensuing years the group has celebrated their vastly divergent backgrounds, styles and techniques to explore both their differences and similarities with at least three group art shows.”
In the press:
- Press Democrat: Sonoma, Mendocino County grape growers battling new rules designed to reduce sediment, pesticides in local waterways, 8/2/23
- Maven's Notebook AG ALERT: Water order takes shape for North Coast vineyards, 8/2/23
- PPIC: New State Budget Maintains Water and Natural Resources Funding in an Uncertain Economy, 8/1/23
- RR Watershed Association: Do you know how to spot Low Impact Development?, 8/1/23
- CA Water Education Foundation: If You Unbuild it, They Will Come, 8/3/23
- Nor Cal Public Media: Limited water no impediment to Santa Rosa growth, 7/26/23
- Insider: Google's water use is soaring. AI is only going to make it worse, 7/24/23
- CA Water Ed Foundation: CA Orders Tiremakers to Replace Chemical That Kills Coho Salmon, 8/1/23