Meghan Hertel

Director of Land and Water Conservation, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ California

Articles by Meghan Hertel

Balancing birds, water and farms in California's agricultural heartland
September 30, 2021 — Climate change is endangering vital wetlands in "America's Salad Bowl"
Climate Change
A Way Forward for California's Working Lands
February 11, 2021 — Conservation ranching techniques create habitat and sequester carbon. Under a new bill, the state would pay ranchers to implement them.
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Study: Wetlands Restoration Can Improve Water Quality in Central Valley
February 05, 2021 — Vibrant ecosystems can absorb carbon dioxide helping mitigate climate change and nitrogen cleaning the run-off from human use of the land for agriculture or development.
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Avian Botulism Kills 40,000 Birds at Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
September 08, 2020 — Heat, drought and water policy have created a Slow-Motion Catastrophe at the California-Oregon Border
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How Bowles Farming Company Supports People and Birds - Even During a Pandemic
June 10, 2020 — Interview with Cannon Michael, a sixth generation San Joaquin Valley farmer.
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Revitalizing our floodplains
April 05, 2019 — California can solve flood problems by mimicking the natural function of floodplains.
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