The spring snowmelt after our wet winter will have different impacts on different ecosystems across the state, especially in the Sierra Nevada range.
“In the ever-changing ebb and flow of water in California, no given year is great for all species,” said Joshua Viers, director of CITRIS at UC Merced. “But in a year like this one, which is exceptional by all measures, we are looking at a resetting of the dynamics of the entire ecological canvas from the redwoods to the desert.”