West Sacramento Gets First Urban FarmMay 8, 2014 | Amy QuintonA vacant lot in West Sacramento will soon be transformed into the city’s first urban farm. The Center for Land Based Learning and the city have teamed up to provide beginning farmers with land. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentSacramento Water Conservation Cops Watch Every...Last...DropMay 8, 2014 | Bob MoffittSacramento has conserved a lot of water, but it's hundreds-of-millions of gallons short of the 20 percent ordered by the Sacramento City Council. We spent a couple of days with Sacramento water cops to see what they're doing to help people conserve. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentDrought Wreaks Havoc On Almond Growers As Water Prices SkyrocketMay 7, 2014 | Rich IbarraAlmond growers are desperately looking for irrigation water as the drought is takes a toll on California's almond crop - and not just for this year. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCal Fire Says Drought Makes Fire Preparedness More Important Than EverMay 5, 2014 | Bob MoffittThe State of California is asking people to prepare for fire season by clearing brush and by developing evacuation plans. CAL FIRE is preparing by hiring firefighters and by trying to acquire more equipment.
EnvironmentIncentives Designed To Speed Up Tahoe Wetlands RestorationMay 5, 2014 | Ky PlaskonA new land exchange is designed to speed up the restoration of wetlands at Lake Tahoe. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Water Officials Report Near Record Low May Snow LevelsMay 1, 2014 | Max PringleCalifornia’s final measurement of the season of the Sierra snowpack showed near-record low water levels. The May reading is the first measurement after the beginning of the spring snow melt. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentClean Water Advocates Call Proposed Recycled Water Rules 'Permissive'May 1, 2014 | Pauline BartoloneCalifornia state water managers are responding to the drought by proposing to change the permitting process for recycled water production. Clean water advocates want tighter quality controls. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
