Tulare Lake

The last big avian botulism event at Tulare Lake killed about 30,000 birds in 1983, during a previous reappearance of the lake.

One mosquito abatement district in Tulare County has reportedly purchased its first-ever drone, amphibious vehicle and airboat.

Kings County officials estimate billions of dollars in agricultural losses after nearly 100,000 acres of cotton, tomato, safflower, pistachios and other commodities were wiped out by Tulare Lake.

An independent climate researcher and advocate warns that the San Joaquin Valley’s flood protection and mitigation plans need significant updating in order to be prepared for the next wet winter.

Tulare Lake recently reached its peak in size, but new data now shows the lake is beginning to recede.

Why incarcerated people and their loved ones have questioned the readiness of the two state prisons in Corcoran to confront emergency flooding.

A freelance journalist recounts some of the highlights from a recent journey kayaking 225 miles from Tulare Lake to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River delta.

A rural advocate and columnist argues the power of water districts’ weighted voting system extends far beyond water rights in the Tulare Lake Basin.

The recharged Tulare Lake has caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to farms and communities in the region. But the return of the lake is a celebration for the Native American tribes that used to depend on the water as a way of life.

A brief history of the communities and ecosystems that used to call the lake home, and the conversations that occur every time the lake reemerges.