#environmental-management

#environmental-management

The Sonoma County Water Agency began inflating its rubber dam in the Russian River, crucial for supplying clean drinking water to over 600,000 residents.

Japanese knotweed's aggressive growth fosters potential devastation in local ecosystems, outcompeting native plants and threatening infrastructure with its invasive nature.

"It's making our work unsafe, and it's unsanitary for any workplace, but especially an active laboratory full of fire-reactive chemicals and bacteria, one Montlake researcher said."

The City of Cupertino and Santa Clara County are partnering to enforce Minimum Fire Safety Standards to mitigate fire hazards from overgrown vegetation, mandatory for property owners.

I'm curious about how far up the chain of command this goes, said Ken Yager, the founder of the Yosemite Climbing Association. It seems that this issue isn't just localized.

Unauthorized trails within Kelly Canyon will finally see enforced closures this summer after years of unregulated use and erosion concerns for the Fish Creek watershed.

The abandoned sailboat named Hylanda has been marooned close to Berkeley's shoreline, drawing attention from locals but not posing any navigational or environmental hazards.