An endangered species has returned to its Northern California river habitat for the first time in almost a century, wildlife ...

Scott Dam is located on Eel River, which creates Lake Pillsbury, with a surface area of 2,000 acres and 65 miles of shoreline ...

After years of drought that left California's reservoirs critically depleted, three back-to-back wet winters have shifted the state's water outlook. As of April 2025, reservoir levels across much ...

Yet nearly 40% of California is in a drought, according to the latest available data from the U.S. Drought Monitor accessed on April 17. Regions experiencing severe or extreme drought include ...

The U.S. Drought Monitor showed nearly one-fourth of California out of drought on Thursday, the best such showing for the parched state in more than three years.

It comes as most of California is forecasted to see a 40% to 50% or 50% to 60% chance of above normal temperatures for May, June, and July, according to the Climate Prediction Center. “Drought ...