NOVATO, Calif., March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Spotlighting the San Joaquin River for World Water Day, The Bay Institute will host a special event at Aquarium of the Bay on Tuesday, March 22.

NOVATO, Calif., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- One year after President Obama signed landmark legislation to implement the restoration of the dewatered San Joaquin River, releases from Friant Dam have now reconnected the river - where significant stretches are dry in most years - to San Francisco Bay.

California's two lengthiest rivers have been labeled the United States' most endangered watercourses from archaic water supervision and subpar flood preparation, states an environmental advocacy group.

By Mark Grossi, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Mar. 15--The Madera Irrigation District on Friday reversed its opposition to the agreement for restoring the San Joaquin River, voting with other east Valley farm districts to support it.

By Mark Grossi and Michael Doyle, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Mar. 11--The Madera Irrigation District is abandoning the hard-won agreement to restore the San Joaquin River -- a sign of growing doubts about the plan among farmers whose support is crucial.