Aquatics/Water

 

THE USE OF EASTERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY VERNAL POOL HABITATS BY GEESE AND SWANS – PDF

Avian Uses of Vernal Pools and Implications for Conservation Practice – PDF

Avian Use of Vernal Pools at the Santa Rosa Plateau Preserve, Santa Ana Mountains, California

 

Wetlands and Climate Change

National Association of Wetland Managers

https://www.nawm.org/pdf_lib/wetlands_and_climate_change_consideratons_for_wetland_program_managers_0715.pdf

EPA

https://www.epa.gov/arc-x/climate-adaptation-and-wetland-protection

https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/climate-impacts/climate-impacts-water-resources_.html

USDA

https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/northern-forests/topic/climate-adaptation-tools-wetland-conservation-and-management

Coastal Wetlands

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2022/04/21/coastal-wetlands-have-an-important-role-to-play-in-addressing-climate-change

Wetland Policy (Alberta, Canada)

http://www.wetlandpolicy.ca/wetlands-climate-change

Bay Nature – Types of wetlands and Climate Change

https://baynature.org/2022/02/24/wetlands-help-fight-climate-change-but-the-kind-of-wetland-matters/

Ducks Unlimited – Waterfowl and Wetlands/ Climate Change (50 pgs)

https://www.ducks.org/media/conservation/climate%20change/_documents/white%20paper_final%20graphics.pdf

Smithsonian

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-will-the-wetlands-respond-to-climate-change-164048534/

Vulnerability of Wetlands in British Columbia

https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/fia/2011/FSP_Y113120d.pdf

Water and Climate Change

https://www.unicef.org/stories/water-and-climate-change-10-things-you-should-know

https://beta.nsf.gov/news/water-resources-become-less-predictable-climate

https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/waterandclimate.pdf

NOAA

https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/chapter/3/#key-message-1

Union of Concerned Scientists

https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/water-and-climate-change

Scientific Papers

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/water/special_issues/climate_change

General Climate and Water

https://climate.mit.edu/explainers/freshwater-and-climate-change

US Forest Service

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/44289

Climate Change and Fishing/Oceans

https://www.msc.org/what-we-are-doing/oceans-at-risk/climate-change-and-fishing

Climate Change and Freshwater Resources

https://commons.law.famu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1096&context=faculty-research

USGS

https://www.usgs.gov/centers/washington-water-science-center/science/science-topics/climate-change-and-water-resources

https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1331/Circ1331.pdf

EDF

https://www.edf.org/blog/2022/08/25/we-have-think-about-water-new-way-climate-change-demands-it

Climate Resilience Toolkit

https://toolkit.climate.gov/topics/water/water-resources-dashboard

Lakes

https://www.nalms.org/nalms-position-papers/climate-change-impacts-on-lakes/

Migratory Birds and Wetlands

General Information / Habitats

https://norcalwater.org/pacific-flyway/

https://www.openspace.org/stories/nature-november-pacific-flyway

https://sacramentovalley.org/wp-content/uploads/pacific-flyway-doc.pdf

https://www.audubon.org/pacific-flyway

https://www.ducks.org/related/pacific-flyway

https://pacificflywayshorebirds.org/important-habitats/

https://www.btimesherald.com/2022/10/26/wetlands-along-the-pacific-flyway-are-crucial-habitat-for-migratory-birds/

Climate Change and Drought

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2021/11/10/california-drought-taking-toll-migrating-birds-bird-migration-map-us-map-pacific-flyway-climate/6374237001/

https://calmatters.org/commentary/2021/09/drought-will-imperil-wildlife-and-people-along-the-pacific-flyway/

https://pacificbirds.org/2022/11/drought-and-ducks-in-the-pacific-flyway/

https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2019/climate-change-negatively-affecting-waterbirds-american-west

https://fox40.com/news/fox40-focus/shrinking-wetlands-have-an-impact-on-migratory-birds-in-the-sacramento-valley-biologists-say/

https://medium.com/@rsciocchetti17/climate-change-changes-everything-for-birds-of-the-pacific-flyway-afede8cfa047

Farmers and Migratory Birds

https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/california/stories-in-california/migration-moneyball/

https://www.farmprogress.com/rice/california-rice-country-is-home-each-winter-to-millions-of-migratory-birds

https://ca.audubon.org/news/sacramento-valley-rice-farmers-flock-save-birds

Field Techniques
An illustrated guide to field techniques 

Beneficial Uses
Benthic Macroinvertebrates

Agricultural Water Stewardship

What are Water Quality Standards
Water Quality and Implementation Standards
State of California Antidegradation Policy

Source Water Protection
Wellhead Protection

Contaminants
Cryptosporidium Oocysts – Waterborne Pathogen
Fecal Indicator Bacteria Water Quality Information

Best Management Practices
Riparian Buffers in Forest Management: Establishment, Effectiveness and Recommendations

Developing Successful Runoff Control Programs for Urban Areas

Groundwater
Natural Processes of Groundwater and Surface Water Interaction
Effects of Human Activities on Ground and Surface Water
Aquifers of the United States
Ground Water Atlas of the United States – California and Nevada

Restoration

Water Resource Quality and Surrounding Land Use
Water Quality and Land Use Patterns

 Water Resource Management: Local Control and Local Solutions
https://caenvirothon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/CRWFS_Water_Stewardship_Recs-1.pdf

https://envirothon.org/the-competition/current-competition/

https://aginnovations.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CRWFS_Connectivity_Cases.pdf

https://www.healthandenvironment.org/environmental-health/environmental-risks/global-environment/water-quality

https://www.watereducation.org/photo-gallery/california-water-101

https://acwi.gov/swrr/Rpt_Pubs/wef_session68/068_0230.pdf

https://water.usgs.gov/ogw/gwsw.html

https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1139/pdf/circ1139.pdf

https://www.americangeosciences.org/critical-issues/faq/how-do-groundwater-and-surface-water-interact

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