UPCOMING: Webinar on what California’s water history can tell us about its future

Nonprofit group Sustainable Conservation will host the last in its series of webinars, “Voices in the Field,” Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. featuring water expert Jeffrey Mount who will explore Californias past successes and shortcomings in managing California’s water extremes.

Specifically, he’ll discuss how solutions such as flood-risk reduction and groundwater recharge can help communities prepare for heavy rainfall and replenish water supplies just in time for a potentially record-breaking El Niño weather pattern that could bring a deluge to the state.

Mount, an emeritus professor of earth and planetary sciences and founding director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California, Davis, will also answer questions and answer, which can be submitted HERE.

Cost is free but registration is required HERE.

Sustainable Conservation, established in 1993, advances the collaborative stewardship of California’s land, air, and water for the benefit of nature and people.