Monthly Archives: September 2022

By Joan Morris The staggering, oppressive heat wave that has brought the Bay Area to its knees has caretakers of farm animals getting creative in their efforts to keep their charges relatively cool. Most farm animals don’t have the luxury of escaping the heat inside air conditioned barns, coops or houses. Instead, they rely on shade, plenty of water and …

The White House this morning announced that the Fresno-Merced Future of Food Innovation Initiative (F3) is an awardee in the US Economic Development Administration’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge, which seeks to boost economic recovery from the pandemic and rebuild American communities, including those grappling with decades of disinvestment. The F3 initiative is receiving $65 million for expansion of the …

Public input is sought at two workshops focused on discussing the development of California’s Carbon Sequestration and Climate Resiliency Project Registry.   In accordance with Senate Bill 27 (Skinner, 2021) the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) will create a registry to facilitate funding of nature-based solutions and air-capture projects that deliver on California’s climate goals.  CNRA is seeking public input to …

With a heat wave in the forecast through the Labor Day weekend and into next week, CDFA has notified local fairs throughout the state that they could be activated as cooling centers, a role they have filled in the past as part of their mission as community resources. Already this year several fairgrounds have served as base camps for crews …

Study highlights a changing climate’s impact to water resources and recommends evaluating adaptation strategies to address these vulnerabilities to the water supply News release from the Bureau of Reclamation The American River Basin in central California expects to see increasing temperatures and a declining snowpack through the end of the 21st century. The Bureau of Reclamation has released the American …