Indigenous knowledge Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

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...

SFEWS: Traditional knowledge and current science inform conservation and preservation practices in the Delta

Guest Contributor

Delta science

June 30, 2025

This edition of SFEWS (Volume 23, Issue 2) includes research on integrating traditional knowledge with science in the Delta, a...

NOAA Fisheries: The Original Salmon Stewards

NOAA Fisheries

Fish and wildlife

October 29, 2024

How the Winnemem Wintu tribe helped return endangered Chinook salmon to the homeland they share By NOAA Fisheries The original...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: We are still here: Partnering with Tribes on the Delta

Robin Meadows

Best of the Notebook Delta science Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

August 28, 2024

By Robin Meadows The first time Malissa Tayaba visited one of her ancestral village sites on the banks of the...

OREGON STATE: Research showcases Indigenous stewardship’s role in forest ecosystem resilience

Guest Contributor

Wildfires and watersheds

April 25, 2024

By Steve Lundeberg, Oregon State University Oregon State University researchers have teamed with the Karuk Tribe to create a novel...

UCLA: Why are California’s wildfires getting worse? Experts explain what we know

UCLA

Wildfires and watersheds

August 15, 2023

Paper adds clarity to contentious debate with implications for lives and property David Colgan, UCLA Key takeaways Experts authored a...

THE REVELATOR: A lifeline for winter-run chinook salmon

The Revelator

Fish and wildlife

August 7, 2023

With salmon migration blocked by Shasta Dam, a Tribe and agency scientists collaborate to bring them home. By Juliet Grable,...

NOAA FISHERIES: Tribe, State, and Federal Partners Join To Return Endangered Salmon to Historic Habitat

NOAA Fisheries

Fish and wildlife

May 3, 2023

Three-way collaboration to restore Chinook salmon to the mountains north of Redding, California. By NOAA Fisheries The California Department of...

CDFW: Tribe, state and federal partners join to return endangered salmon to historic habitat

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fish and wildlife

May 1, 2023

By CDFW News The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA Fisheries and the Winnemem Wintu Tribe signed agreements to...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Integrating social sciences in the Delta

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

March 16, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Integrating the social sciences into environmental science and management in the Delta can contribute to a better understanding of...

UC DAVIS: The Science of Saving Salmon as Klamath Dams Come Down

UC Davis

Ecosystems Fish and wildlife

February 24, 2023

Scientists Test the Waters Amid the World’s Largest Dam Removal by Malia Reiss, UC Davis The world’s largest dam removal...

ESTUARY NEWS: Reorienting to Salmon Recovery

Estuary News Group

Delta science Fish and wildlife Notebook News and Features

June 13, 2022

by Alastair Bland, Estuary News Group The days when salmon and steelhead teemed in California’s coastal watersheds faded away last...

YOSEMITE ENVIRO LAW CONFERENCE: Tribal Water Rights and Resources in a Changing Climate

Maven

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 16, 2020

From the Klamath waters to the Western desert valleys, recent court rulings highlight the important and evolving role of tribal...

ANECITA AGUSTINEZ, DWR TRIBAL POLICY ADVISOR: The Language of Water

Maven

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 14, 2020

This commentary is based on speakers notes from an ACWA Talk given by Anecita Agustinez at the ACWA Fall Conference...