Just over 270 Southern California steelhead trout were rescued last week from their last refuge in the Santa Monica Mountains. The rescue came about a week after hundreds of another type of endangered fish were liberated from the same watershed. The watershed, a biodiversity hot spot located in Malibu, was badly burned and may take a decade to fully recover.

Other wildfire and water news: 

• University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources: Blog: Urban wildfire impacts water, soil and wildlife
• Ventura County Star (Camarillo, Calif.): California lawmaker calls for changes to help keep fire hydrants working during wildfires
• Climate Water Project: Blog: Taming the hot dry winds that cause wildfires; sponging up freak storms: a California and Nevada rethinking