EnvironmentTricolored Blackbird Moves Toward Endangered Species DesignationMarch 3, 2016 | Melody StoneIn a couple weeks Tricolored blackbirds will be pairing up across California for their breeding season. While the birds concern themselves with nesting the Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking the public to concern themselves with the bird.
EnvironmentCaltrans Asks Drivers To Help Keep Pollutants Out Of Storm DrainsMarch 3, 2016 | Bob MoffittCaltrans is asking Californians to do a better job keeping metals and petroleum products off roads and out of storm drains. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentMarch Storms Needed To Build Sierra SnowpackMarch 3, 2016 | Ed JoyceThe U.S. Drought Monitor says above-average precipitation in December and January helped California reservoirs, but a mostly dry February has diminished snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. The report says "there is still March left to build the snowpack." Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezAuthor Of "Heart Of Dryness" On A Drought-Proof CaliforniaMarch 3, 2016Author of the book “Heart of Dryness” talks about who owns water and how we can drought-proof California. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCourt: Utility Must House Gas Leak Refugees Until March 18March 2, 2016(AP) — A California court has rejected a utility's efforts to stop paying to house Los Angeles residents displaced by a massive gas leak.
EnvironmentAtmospheric River Storms Can Reduce Sierra SnowMarch 2, 2016 | Amy QuintonA new NASA study shows that “atmospheric rivers” in California are more likely to result in increased flooding and reduced snowpack in the Sierra Nevada.
EnvironmentCalifornia’s Snowpack Remains Below AverageMarch 1, 2016 | Amy QuintonDespite hopes that El Niño might put a dent in California’s drought, the three traditionally wettest months of the year have ended with below average water in the Sierra Nevada snowpack. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCity Council To Decide On Banning Use Of Pesticide On City PropertyMarch 1, 2016 | Bob MoffittThe Sacramento City Council will decide tonight whether to ban use of a type of pesticide on city property.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezUC Davis Housing CrunchMarch 1, 2016City Hall Reporter for the Davis Enterprise Felicia Alvarez has been following the housing crunch in Davis and joins Insight to explain the details. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezProtecting WatershedsMarch 1, 2016Sierra Nevada Conservancy executive director Jim Branham and USFS scientist Don Yasuda join us to talk about how the joint Watershed Improvement Program can improve the health of California’s forests and water supply. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
