It turns out that rivers choose their path based on erosion – a discovery that could transform flood planning and restoration ...

The California State Parks Foundation is hosting a photo contest where people can submit their favorite snapshots of the ...

What’s California doing at a global biodiversity summit? Much like we’ve been leaders on climate change for the last 20 years, we really feel like we have leadership to share on protecting nature.

"We’re really flying blind." Researchers examined where California has gauges measuring the flow of rivers and streams. They found many streams are unmonitored.

"California water lives and dies by this." Atmospheric rivers are at fault in more than 80 percent of flooding across the West. On average these storms cause $1 billion in damage each year.

While levees are a common part of California’s infrastructure, Willis said it’s important to remember that at the end of the day, they’re just human-made structures trying to hold back a ...

The condition of California’s levees is, by and large, already precarious. In its 2019 infrastructure report card, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the state’s levees a ‘D.’ ...

California's levees are a crucial part of its infrastructure, but many of them are in poor condition and not well-maintained, leaving them vulnerable to failure in the event of heavy rainfall or ...