Endangered Species Act review says salmon species still endangered and vulnerable to drought and climate change. By NOAA Fisheries Although conservation efforts for endangered Central California Coast coho salmon have reduced some threats to the species, most threats remain largely...
Written by Robin Meadows for Maven’s Notebook The Mokelumne River is on the modest side, running 95 miles from the Sierra Nevada and accounting for less than 3% of flows into the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. But the river’s impact...
The salmon industry, worth about half a billion dollars, is devastated. The culprits: Drought and decades of water diversions and development. By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Most summer...
Urgently trying to help an endangered species devastated by drought, biologists hauled 40,000 eggs to the McCloud River this year, then brought the young fish back again to migrate. So far, it’s gone well. By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters Chinook...
At the July meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen presented the results of a synthesis study using multiple fish surveys, implementation of the 2022-26 Science Action Agenda, and peer review of the Sacramento River...