Category: Solutions
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Sewage to sustenance: making reclaimed water ready for crops
A simple solution for cleaning out unhealthy chemicals Plant materials that would otherwise become trash may be the key to solving two big problems: diminishing freshwater supplies for farms and diminishing effectiveness of antibiotics. On average, agriculture accounts for 70% of global freshwater use. In California, which produces nearly half of all U.S.-grown fruits, nuts,…
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Fish passage, vehicle crossing project at Dye Creek underway
Courtesy photo/RCDTC — The Resource Conservation District of Tehama County is facilitating modifications for an improved fish passage and vehicle crossing at the Dye Creek and Shasta Boulevard Weir Crossing north of Los Molinos. In collaboration with project partners, the Resource Conservation District of Tehama County is facilitating the planning process and construction of an…
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Maui Residents Fight To Save Kihei’s Last Wetlands
County officials continue to approve new building permits close to shore despite rising seas. As the cars whiz by on Kihei’s main drag, Trinette Furtado stops the volunteers in front of a drainage ditch along the sidewalk. Wearing a shirt that reads “Ola i ka wai,” or water is life, the cultural adviser for Maui’s…
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Revamped State Park On Kauai Is A Case Study For Beating Overtourism, Officials Say
Photo: Haena State Park offers swimming at Kee Beach, as well as views of restored taro fields, ancient sea caves and access to the 11-mile Kalalau Trail. Newer access rules aim to prevent environmental and cultural degradation and ease the impact of overtourism. (Courtesy: DLNR/2019) New crowd control and parking enforcement measures at Haena could…
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Curbside Capture of Desert Rain
Photo: The city of Tucson, Arizona, imports the majority of its water from the drought-stricken Colorado River, via the 336 mile long Central Arizona Project Canal. (Photo: John Morton, Flickr, CC BY 2.0) Thirty years ago, a neighborhood group in Tucson started harvesting local rainwater by directing runoff into street-side basins filled with native, food-bearing…
