Next week’s Lunch-MAR meeting — “Water Quality Impacts During Flood-MAR on Vineyards” — will feature Sacramento State University Geology Professor Amelia Vankeuren. She will share findings from five years of monitoring water quality during Flood-MAR on vineyards in Sacramento County. The discussion will explore how flooding fields affects water chemistry and flow, including potential contamination from nutrients, pesticides, and trace metals; and tracers of groundwater source, flow path, and age. Results highlight how recharge water interacts with existing groundwater and aquifer sediments and provide insight into water quality implications of Flood-MAR on agricultural land. This hour-long webinar begins at 12:30p.m on Wednesday, March 4. Registration is not required to attend.

Tomorrow, Feb. 26, from noon to 2 p.m., Watershed Solutions Network will host a virtual workshop to discuss how State guidelines for Prop 4 programs can catalyze cross-sector and watershed-scale actions. The discussion will focus on DWR’s Prop 4 Watershed Resilience Program public survey, which closes on Friday, March 6. This workshop is intended to help inform survey responses. This workshop will also examine how guidelines can be aligned across programs to best advance coordination and collaboration that strengthen regional climate resilience. All are welcome to this “Watersheds in Prop 4 Guidelines” workshop. Registration is required by COB today.

DWR’s public survey “Design of Proposition 4 Watershed Resilience Program” closes soon. The survey aims to help inform development of the upcoming Proposition 4 Watershed Resilience Program. This new program will make approximately $152 million available for grants statewide. Public feedback is essential. The survey is open now through Friday, March 6. For more information, see DWR’s public notice.

The Central Valley Flood Protection Board (CVFPB) will hold its monthly board meeting on Friday, Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon. Those interested in joining the meeting may do in person at the California Natural Resources Agency building (Room 2-201) in Sacramento or remotely via Zoom. See the meeting notice for additional information. A full agenda for this meeting is posted online.

The Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI) will host an hour-long webinar on March 4 starting at noon. “An Overview of Hydrologic Data Products and Tools” will feature hydrologists from the National Ecological Observation Network (NEON), a continental-scale observation facility designed to collect long-term open-access ecological data to better understand the complexities of Earth's ecosystems and how they are changing. The webinar will focus on the breadth of NEON's hydrology data collected across observational, instrumented, and remote sensing subsystems. Registration for this event is required.

Next week marks the biggest event of the year for the California Council on Science & Technology (CCST). CCST Science & Technology Week 2026 celebrates the role of science and technology in strengthening California policy. The week-long event will include a reception and leadership awards ceremony, in-person and online events, a Partnership Forum for California Leaders, and a meeting with the Board of Directors to help guide the organization’s vision for the future. Registration is required. CCST Science & Technology Week 2026 will be held in downtown Sacramento, Monday–Friday, March 2–6. See the registration form for event information details.