By moving the fish to cold water reserves, we can stop the near-term collapse of our salmon fisheries. Salmon require cold water streams to effectively breed. Releases from reservoirs that may be too little to support salmon, too warm to allow the fish to breed, or both, as well as the loss of shade-producing trees from river and stream banks result in a decline in the amount of shaded aquatic habitat, endangering these cold water streams. Innovative approaches are required to save cold-water fish species. Initially, a long-term plan is required to incorporate environmental water rights into the formula that is required to allocate river water in California.

We can fund connections between small rural communities and neighboring larger water municipal supplies in order to address some of the longer-term needs, while also increasing our groundwater storage by allowing high flows to spread and recharge local groundwater. All of these measures will help address the urgent and critical needs for clean water delivery to these households and communities.

Wildfires will have an impact on the flavor of wine grapes, specifically if the vineyards are in close proximity to the fire or exposed to smoke for an extended duration. The smoke from wildfires contains volatile compounds, such as phenols, that can be absorbed by means of the grape skins.