By Jim Peifer, Executive Director, Regional Water Authority Though summer is behind us, the risk of wildfires persists in our...
The golden mussel’s appearance in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is its first confirmed detection in North America — and it...
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...
MOU to improve communications between agencies, enhance flood protection, create and protect habitat for fish and wildlife, increase long-term health...
The San Francisco Estuary watershed is characterized by periods of both wet and dry. But the dry seems to be occurring more frequently and intensely than in the past. Researcher Rosemary Hartman led a collaborative team that looked at nearly...
Human-driven changes in gravel and salmon size impact spawning success by Tiffany Dobbyn, UC Davis Chinook salmon are facing unprecedented...
Tribe Receives $18 Million to Restore Newly Accessible Salmon Spawning Tributaries Press release from the Yurok Tribe Building on the...
The Klamath River dam removal unblocked nearly 400 miles of waterways in a big win for local Native American tribes. By Matt Simons, Courthouse News Service The largest dam removal project in U.S. history has been completed on the Klamath...
From the Klamath River Renewal Corporation: Today marks the complete removal of the four lower Klamath hydroelectric dams. Kiewit, the...
NOAA Fisheries led coordination efforts to protect water quality. By NOAA Fisheries “Heavy equipment removed the final obstacle separating the...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Partnering with fisheries agencies, Central Valley irrigation districts, whose water users face flow reductions under the state’s Bay-Delta water quality plan, are enhancing habitat along the Tuolumne River to improve conditions for struggling fish. “The...
From the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley: In August, the Blueprint and the Southern California Water Coalition submitted...
Project Restores 3,400 acres of Habitat for Sensitive Fish Species While Also Reducing Flood Risk in the Central Valley From...
The environmental groups in 2020 sued a private company behind a logging project in the Gualala River watershed in Northern California, claiming it was harming endangered species. By Michael Gennaro, Courthouse News Service A logging project in Northern California continues...