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Sacramento, CA 94236-0001

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The Division of Environmental Services provides complex scientific and environmental analyses, monitoring and documentation to support management of California's water resources while protecting, restoring, and enhancing natural and human environments.

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Swainson's hawk
  Swainson's Hawk - Update
Staff may have noticed the Swainson's Hawk "nest cam" is down. Sad news -- part of the nest collapsed just prior to the chicks hatching. The male tried to fix it, but could not save the eggs. The nest has since fallen apart. The birds may try to re-nest, but this is rare so late in the season. The chicks' remains have been retrieved and will be provided to CA Fish & Game and UC Davis for study.
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Swainson's hawk
  Swainson's Hawk NestCam - Live
The Swainson’s hawks that you see here returned from their wintering grounds (probably Mexico, but possibly as far south as Argentina) at the end of March, 2009.  The female is the darker of the two; the male can be readily identified by the large white patch...

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Delta
  Bay Delta Conservation Plan EIR/EIS
DWR is currently evaluating the environmental impacts of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP). The BDCP's purpose is to provide for the conservation of at-risk species in the Delta and improve its reliability as the hub of the state's water supply system...

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San Juaquin Delta
  Drought Water Bank
DWR has established a 2009 Drought Water Bank. DWR will purchase water from willing sellers primarily from water suppliers upstream of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This water will be transferred...

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