A balanced approach is key to benefiting California’s endangered fish species through habitat restoration, improved flow measures, monitoring, and hatchery...
The golden mussel’s appearance in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is its first confirmed detection in North America — and it has the potential to clog major water supply pumps. By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on...
Low counts of spawning salmon could mean another year without fishing. Experts say the outlook still has time to turn around. By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters Farmers can estimate the size of a harvest months in advance by counting the...
A series of USGS interactive maps have recently been published. The maps identify locations and levels of mercury contamination resulting from historical gold mining California’s Sierra Nevada. From the USGS: Many may not know that mercury was used by miners...
NOAA Fisheries and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife are implementing a collaborative process called SHaRP (Salmon Habitat Restoration Priorities) to identify priority actions for restoring California’s salmon and steelhead habitat. By NOAA Fisheries Across the West Coast region,...
Growers support a federal and state proposal for operating California’s massive systems that send river water south. But it could harm more salmon and other endangered fish. By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that...
