Most ships discharging ballast water into California waters are inspected, but state officials have tested the water of only 16...
Reclamation funding spurs work on broad tidal habitat restoration project By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation Standing on the levee...
Tidal habitat restoration effort mobilizes after major funding milestones are met From the Department of Water Resources: The Bureau of Reclamation and California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today broke ground on a habitat restoration project in the Delta that,...
Floating wetlands sound like something straight out of a fairy tale, fanciful landscapes where the laws of nature are suspended....
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 has the potential to clog major water supply pumps. By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on...
A series of USGS interactive maps have recently been published. The maps identify locations and levels of mercury contamination resulting...
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 for farms and communities. From the California Natural Resources Agency: Federal and State of California government agencies, overseeing water, agriculture,...
The San Francisco Estuary watershed is characterized by periods of both wet and dry. But the dry seems to be...
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 success of the winter planting, the Yurok Tribe’s Fisheries Department revegetation crew initiated phase two of a massive revegetation project...
The Klamath River dam removal unblocked nearly 400 miles of waterways in a big win for local Native American tribes....
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 Klamath River from the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday. The reconnected river was turbid but remained safe for fish after crews...