Habitat restoration Archives

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How Karuk ceremonial leader Ron Reed used Western science to take down the Klamath dams

August 26, 2025

by Robin Meadows The Karuk people have lived in the thickly forested mountains along the Klamath River in Northern California...

CA WATER COMMISSION: California’s Salmon Strategy: Progress, Partnerships, and the Path Forward

Maven

Fish and wildlife Notebook News and Features

July 21, 2025

Historically, millions of salmon returned to California’s rivers each year. Today, those numbers have plummeted to a fraction of their...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Humans are wiping out water bodies that life depends on, new report says

Inside Climate News

Ecosystems

July 15, 2025

Wetlands provide freshwater, food, storm protection and climate regulation. Yet over the last 50 years, humans have destroyed one-fifth of...

USFWS: Seeds of change: A Central Valley collaboration for people and pollinators

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Ecosystems

June 19, 2025

By Mara Koenig, US Fish & Wildlife Service In the heart of California’s Central Valley – where fertile soil and...

EDWARD RING: To save ecosystems, sometimes hands-off is not enough

Edward Ring

Commentary Ecosystems

June 7, 2025

By Edward Ring One of the biggest debates over environmental stewardship is whether a degraded ecosystem is best left completely...

COMMENTARY: California’s restoration bottleneck deepens biodiversity debt

Guest Contributor

Commentary Policy and regulation

June 3, 2025

Guest commentary by Becca Madsen, director of the Restoration Economy Center at the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) California’s water...

PRESS RELEASE: California reaches major restoration milestone at the Salton Sea

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Ecosystems

May 23, 2025

The state today began restoring shallow water habitats in the Salton Sea as part of California’s first major habitat restoration...

PRESS RELEASES: California, federal government, Yuba Water Agency partner up in historic project to reopen North Yuba River to native fish

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Fish and wildlife

April 26, 2025

Press release from the Office of the Governor: California is working with state, local, and federal agencies in a historic...

DELTA DISPATCH: Restoration, reciprocity

Estuary News Group

Ecosystems Science Podcasts

April 26, 2025

If you had the ability to influence the story of an ecosystem as it was being penned, how would you...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How a new wetland restoration could expedite transforming the Delta from a carbon source to a carbon sink

Robin Meadows

Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

April 23, 2025

By Robin Meadows Staten Island lies in the heart of California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, and exemplifies the woes of...

CDFW: Cutting the Green Tape Update: A new and improved Restoration Management Permit; Little Butano Creek Fish Passage and Habitat Enhancement; Regulatory strategies to advance restoration; and more …

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Ecosystems

April 15, 2025

From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: Staff from CDFW’s Cutting the Green Tape program have been working hard to...

SALTON SEA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: 2024 Annual report submitted to State Water Board

CA Natural Resources Agency

Ecosystems

March 31, 2025

The California Natural Resources Agency has submitted its 2025 Annual Report on the Salton Sea Management Program (SSMP) to the...

Webb Tract Update: Updates on wetland and rice conversion projects

Metropolitan Water District

Ecosystems

March 20, 2025

From the Metropolitan Water District: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy hosted the...

CAL MATTERS: The Salton Sea is California’s most imperiled lake. Can a new conservancy turn back the tide?

Cal Matters

Ecosystems

March 12, 2025

A new conservancy will oversee work to improve vegetation, water quality and natural habitat in the Salton Sea. Will nearly...

NOAA FISHERIES: Endangered salmon move into newly restored habitat on the Mendocino Coast

NOAA Fisheries

Ecosystems

March 10, 2025

NOAA partners The Nature Conservancy and Trout Unlimited report that endangered Central California Coast coho salmon are using NOAA-funded restoration...