Californians turned out in large numbers to oppose the Newsom Administration’s backroom water agreements, asking the State to adopt stronger flow requirements to reverse the collapse of fish and wildlife populations in the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary. FOR staff gave powerful presentations…

For decades, the Kern River has run dry through Bakersfield due to upstream diversions, but a historic lawsuit to restore flows has reached the California Supreme Court and could determine whether long-standing legal protections for rivers will be upheld. This critical case could help bring life back to the Kern River and set a powerful precedent for river protection across California.

As a relatively new volunteer with FOR, I decided the best way to get familiar with policy was to jump into the deep end and get involved. I recently had the honor to represent FOR during the Green California - Environmental lobby day at the State Capitol on August 30th…