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Drought Tolerant Gardening

May 22 2025

Library Community Room31496 El Camino Real, SJC, 92675 No registration Required

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Drought Tolerant Gardening Workshop

May 17 2025

This will be a HANDS-ON "Make and Take" class where after the presentation, participants will be planting a planter with some flowers. Please wear your apron and dress for gardening activity. Parking is limited, but the library will reserve a few spots for volunteers. …

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Climate Stewards Course with American River Conservancy

Sep 17 2025 - Nov 19 2025

The UC Climate Stewards seeks to foster a committed corps of volunteers ready to effectively engage in transformative local solutions to promote community and ecosystem resilience in a changing climate. This ten week course will introduce you to social-emotional resilience and trauma-aware practices, climate…

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Lenya Quinn-Davidson at right talks with a legislative aide

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UC ANR Policy Institute launched to inform policymaking, implementation

April 29th, 2025

By Michael Hsu

UC ANR has formally launched the new UC ANR Policy Institute, envisioned as a “one-stop shop” for policymakers to find and easily access crucial research.

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Strengthening Drought Preparedness for Domestic Well Owners and Small Water Suppliers

April 22nd, 2025

By Laura E Garza Diaz, Laljeet S Sangha, Esther N Lofton

Droughts in California: A Frequent ChallengeSubject to severe short and long-term drought conditions, California has experienced two consecutive multiyear droughts in the past decade (Figure 1). The drought of 2012–2016, was considered one of the most severe on record, with…

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Los beneficios de los lardines de lluvia

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Jardines de Lluvia: Una Solución Sostenible para la Gestión de Aguas Pluviales

April 18th, 2025

By Daniel Gonzalez, Esther N Lofton, Erik C Porse

Los jardines de lluvia son depresiones del terreno transformadas, diseñadas para almacenar e infiltrar el escurrimiento pluvial proveniente de superficies impermeables cercanas dentro de entornos urbanos. Disponibles en una variedad de formas y tamaños, los jardines de lluvia representan una solución…

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La Gestión de Aguas Pluviales en el Sur de California

April 10th, 2025

By Daniel Gonzalez, Esther N Lofton, Erik C Porse

La gestión de aguas pluviales se refiere al control sistemático de la cantidad y calidad del agua de escorrentía generada por superficies impermeables, áreas urbanas y paisajes durante y después de eventos de precipitación. Incluye una variedad de prácticas y estrategias destinadas a capturar, tratar y…

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Rain Gardens: A Sustainable Solution for Stormwater Management

April 10th, 2025

By Daniel Gonzalez, Esther N Lofton, Erik C Porse

Rain gardens are transformed land depressions designed for storing and infiltrating stormwater runoff flowing from nearby impervious surfaces throughout urban environments. Coming in a variety of shapes and sizes, rain gardens offer a community friendly approach to generating several environmental benefits,…

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Water in a stream flows over river rocks with forest in background

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UCLA, UC ANR establish water supply-wildfire research and policy coordination network

April 10th, 2025

UCLA’s Climate & Wildfire Research Initiative (CWRI) is launching a new Urban Water Supply + Fire working group to function as a research and policy coordination network. This effort formalizes a forum where UCLA can come together and coordinate efforts with the University of California Agriculture and…

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