Endangered species

Delta Conveyance Project Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

July 19, 2022

After completing degrees from Cornell University, University of Michigan, and the University of New Mexico, Dr. Jon Rosenfield returned to...

COMMENTARY: Balanced approach to water needed for farms, fish

Ag Alert

Commentary Water project operations

May 4, 2022

By Justin Fredrickson, Ag Alert Project operators recently explained unprecedented emergency plans for cold-water temperature management to support endangered salmon...

AG ALERT: Klamath farmers facing water cuts

Ag Alert

April 13, 2022

By Ag Alert Food production along the California-Oregon border will likely be significantly curtailed after the federal government announced Monday...

NOTICE: Bureau of Reclamation submits Draft 2022 Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan

Agriculture Commentary Fish and wildlife

April 8, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s draft 2022 Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan is...

COMMENTARY: Improved data on protecting salmon can help farms

Ag Alert

April 6, 2022

By Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition Farms require water to grow the healthy local food supply we depend on....

DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: How the State Water Project and Central Valley Project comply with the endangered species acts

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water project operations

March 31, 2022

Presentation provides an overview and details on the biological opinions and incidental take permit For the Central Valley Project and...

THIS JUST IN, TOO: State, Federal Agencies and Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Agree on Approach for 2022 Water Operations on the Sacramento River

State and federal agencies

March 29, 2022

Press release from Cal EPA: Federal and state agencies along with Sacramento River Settlement Contractors (SRSCs) agreed this week on...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge OKs plan for California water projects pending review of Trump-era policies

March 15, 2022

Rejecting objections by environmental and farming industry groups, a federal judge green-lighted a revised, government-endorsed plan to manage water projects...

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Effects of stressors on native fish communities

Delta science Fish and wildlife

January 31, 2022

At the January meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen began a series of reports...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Trashed by Trump, habitat protections for endangered species get new life

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Policy and regulation

October 26, 2021

The Biden administration moved Tuesday to dissolve two rule changes from the Trump era that lightened protections for endangered species....

US FWS: Long-term Clear Creek restoration project completed

Ecosystems

May 5, 2021

From the US Fish & Wildlife Service: Phase 3C of the Lower Clear Creek Floodway Rehabilitation Project has been completed,...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Conservation Groups Hopeful Biden Will Reverse Trump’s Environmental Record

Policy and regulation

March 25, 2021

The election of Joe Biden sparked a wave of optimism in wildlife advocacy organizations that the worst is over, but...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: White House Waters Down Definition of Critical Habitat for Endangered Species