Dr. Christina Swanson takes a look at the status of the San Francisco Estuary’s fish community The San Francisco estuary...
By the US Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and water management officials are heralding the early returns of a special...
The Feather River Fish Hatchery is a State Water Project facility that was built in conjunction with the construction of Oroville Dam. The fish hatchery is a joint operation of the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of...
Operation of Suisun Marsh salinity gates to benefit Delta smelt is successful; First experiments with captive-bred Delta smelt show promise...
By the US Fish and Wildlife Service The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released 185,000 marked juvenile winter-run Chinook salmon...
Robert Barker, a fish culturist at the Coleman National Fish Hatchery, had just helped complete something historic and he knew it, spontaneously raising his arms in touchdown-like fashion. “I was thinking “yeaaaa! We did it!” Barker said. Barker’s enthusiasm was...
In the fall of every year, an incredible phenomenon takes place in the Central Valley: the fall salmon run. Adult...
Committee members also discuss cost allocation At the June 27th meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee, committee members heard about...
State Resiliency Strategies Show Significant Promise to Improve Conditions for Fish in California Innovative and Comprehensive Approach Seeks to Improve Co-Equal Goals in Delta From the Metropolitan Water District, Northern California Water Association, Westlands Water District, and the San Joaquin...
Actions Aim to Reduce Threats to Iconic Species From the California Natural Resources Agency: With the latest science showing that...
“State of the Salmonids II: Fish in Hot Water” report details crisis, IDs opportunities to reverse trend From Cal Trout:...
The water in the Delta arrives primarily from the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, supplying water for more than 22 million people. This water source supports California’s trillion-dollar economy—the sixth largest in the world—and its $27 billion agricultural industry. By...
“Water is an issue where we need to reach farther, dig deeper, and dream dreams, particularly when it comes to...
By Steve Martarano, US FWS The rains came, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service got to work. Whether it...
Protection of the Bay-Delta ecosystem is at a pivotal point. The system has endured devastating drought cycles and often competing priorities that seek to supply water for both cities and farms as well as improve the aquatic ecosystem for fisheries,...