NOTEBOOK FEATURE: The impacts of non-native fish on salmon populations in the San Joaquin River Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features December 9, 2024“What data we have suggests that the predation is a huge factor that will probably preclude any recovery of salmonids...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmental groups claim California’s State Water Project will harm endangered fish and the environment Courthouse News Service Water project operationsWater rights and water law November 28, 2024The California State Water Project is a system of reservoirs, aqueducts, power plants and pumping plants that delivers water to...
NOW AVAILABLE: US FWS Biological Opinion for the Long Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project Maven Water project operations November 21, 2024The USFWS has issued the biological opinion for the Long Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and the State...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: New California water permit seeks to balance water delivery with environmental protections Courthouse News Service Water project operations November 5, 2024Part of the permit’s implementation will include methods for environmental restoration and spawning projects to benefit endangered species like the...
PRESS RELEASE: New operating permit issued for California’s State Water Project to preserve water supply while protecting endangered species Department of Water Resources (DWR) Fish and wildlifeWater project operations November 5, 2024A balanced approach is key to benefiting California’s endangered fish species through habitat restoration, improved flow measures, monitoring, and hatchery...
CAL MATTERS: Is a new plan for delivering Delta water worse than Trump’s rules? Environmentalists say yes. Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater project operations October 25, 2024Growers support a federal and state proposal for operating California’s massive systems that send river water south. But it could...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Here today, forgotten tomorrow: How shifting baselines transform nature and challenge restoration Alastair Bland Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation September 30, 2024Current water policies in the Delta encourage “shifting baselines” that gradually degrade ecosystems. But ongoing work on the Klamath River...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds eye rare California fish for endangered species protections Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation August 8, 2024The Long Valley speckled dace struggle to survive in just one spring and a small creek east of Mammoth Lakes....
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Bay-Delta longfin smelt wins Endangered Species Act protections Courthouse News Service Ecosystems July 30, 2024Longfin smelt were once abundant in the San Francisco Bay estuary, but populations have declined more than 99% from 1980s...
PRESS RELEASE: Federal government declares San Francisco Bay longfin smelt “endangered” San Francisco Baykeeper Fish and wildlife July 29, 2024Listing will require new safeguards for fish, SF Bay and Delta ecosystems Press release from the San Francisco Baykeeper The...
FEATURE: A bigger, older fish gasping for more water: White sturgeon slipping away Alastair Bland Delta scienceFish and wildlife July 11, 2024By Alastair Bland Another fish native to the San Francisco Bay estuary may be joining the queue filing toward extinction....
C-WIN: Fisheries expert: Fish & Game Commission’s move to list white sturgeon is a red herring CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Fish and wildlife June 27, 2024Simultaneous Angling Closure Fails to Acknowledge the Real Reason for the Decline: Water Diversions From the California Water Impact Network...
CAL MATTERS: This giant freshwater fish — North America’s largest — gains California protection Cal Matters Fish and wildlife June 20, 2024Die-offs from algae blooms in San Francisco and Delta water diversions have left a giant, shark-like, prehistoric creature at risk....
AG ALERT: Klamath Basin leaders call for full water allocation Ag Alert Agriculture June 12, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Due to significant economic impacts to farmers and others in the Klamath Basin, county leaders...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water officials mostly cleared in drought-related water rights saga Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law May 22, 2024A single claim involving the Endangered Species Act remained intact. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service Three California companies pushing...
