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An Ancestral River Runs Through It

Modern Farmer

In 1996, the district was granted a water reservation, or water allocated for future uses, from the state, which meant it could take a certain share of water from the Clear Lake Aquifer. Because of all the data it gathered through studying its groundwater, the district developed a unique way of using and distributing that water.

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NSAC Heads to the Rockies – A Summer Meeting Recap

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Caraveo responded to questions about some of the barriers producers face in accessing federal programs and what is being done to address water rights, particularly for young farmers and farmers of color. Caraveo has a strong interest in community health, child nutrition, addressing food instability, and looking at “food as medicine.”

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Walmart Heirs Bet Big on Journalism

Civil Eats

Friedlich said Lenfest works to support multiple news organizations in one place to promote a diversity of ideas and concepts, and points to two examples: Spotlight PA, a nonpartisan statewide news organization in Pennsylvania, which distributes government accountability journalism for free.

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The Fifth National Climate Assessment: Implications for Agriculture

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

The Northern Great Plains chapter notes that current water rights laws in much of the region make adaptation especially difficult. Colorado is experimenting with water transfers that would have minimal impact on rural areas, but implementation has been hampered by distrust.

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In California, a native people fight to recover their stolen waters

Food Environment and Reporting Network

His strategy, he believed, would help the Nüümü win back their water in one clever move—and upend California’s arcane and inequitable water rights system along the way. For the Nüümü, the water war started in the 1800s, with the arrival of white people in their homeland.

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This #GivingTuesday, Help Us Celebrate Our Successes

Civil Eats

Reporter Jennifer Oldham’s “ As Drought Hits Farms, Investors Lay Claim to Colorado Water ” won first prize in the business category of the 2023 the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) Writing Awards.

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