About 100 volunteers descended on the western edge of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta on February 29 to plant grasses and shrubs and help restore native riparian habitat in the marsh.
DWR Updates
![An aerial view of Enterprise Bridge along Lumpkin Road.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/FL_Oroville_0208_06_07_2019.jpg?mw=200&hash=50BDE217484ECBC8439C25940CB23802)
Read the Lake Oroville Community Update for February 28, 2020.
![Groundwater floods rice fields in Yuba County](/-/media/DWR-Images/Groundwater/DBKYubaRiver2455groundwater.jpg?sc_lang=en?mw=200&hash=2FEE0F5B5B380A173DA55063A8EA4C26)
Community and stakeholder input is needed on plans that show how local water agencies will manage their critically stressed groundwater basins over the next 20 years.
![Photo of Carla Strother](/-/media/DWR-Images/People/Carla-Strother.png?mw=200&hash=DE7E2A308828435A93AE325210149C35)
For 44 years, the month of February has been dedicated to the recognition and celebration of tremendous achievements of African Americans, and a time for honoring their instrumental roles throughout history.
![Newly installed lighting illuminates Oroville Dam’s main spillway at sunrise during a continuous 24-hour period as part of activation testing.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Placeholder-images/blog/Lake-Oroville-at-night.jpg?mw=200&hash=4D5D210B28A9CB09A509BCD56B000D21)
Read the Lake Oroville Community Update for February 21, 2020.
![An aerial view of Bidwell Bar Bridge at Lake Oroville.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/KG_oroville_13202_06_18_18.jpg?mw=200&hash=9152390E366867D8FD0BDFCF14790357)
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) owns and operates the Oroville Dam facilities for a number of purposes, including flood control, water supply, environmental and water quality needs, and recreation.
![Aerial view of Lake Oroville](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/FL_Oroville_1237_06_07_2019.jpg?mw=200&hash=6CA2AC8696C83ABDDB3C945E998F1B37)
Lake Oroville Community Update for February 14, 2020.
![team of scientists and engineers at J Amorocho Hydraulics Laboratory](/-/media/DWR-Images/People/UC-Davis-J-Amorocho-Hydraulics-Laboratory.png?mw=200&hash=FD5B8D2C0FC93215E24C16E830C69A13)
DWR has partnered with the UC Davis J. Amorocho Hydraulics Laboratory in Yolo County to find innovative ways to investigate fish protection technology within California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta estuary.
![Aerial view of Lake Oroville](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/FL_Oroville_0648_06_07_2019.jpg?mw=200&hash=33ABA311982940E381C15CC33E4CC19B)
Lake Oroville Community Update for February 7, 2020.
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