North Coast Archives

January 8, 2026

USGS and its partners are working tirelessly to monitor suckers and understand why they are disappearing from lakes and streams...

EARTH ISLAND JOURNAL: Yurok Tribe welcomes back salmon, native plants, and Indigenous sovereignty to a former lumber mill site in Northern California

Earth Island Journal

Fish and wildlife

December 12, 2025

By Teddi Lynn Chichester, Earth Island Journal This story originally appeared in Earth Island Journal. Bright-yellow excavators, swathes of ocher...

CDFW: ‘Salmon Everywhere’ One Year After Klamath Dam Removal

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fish and wildlife

November 19, 2025

Press release from the Department of Fish and Wildlife: A little more than a year after the historic removal of...

HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: In Mendocino, river restoration pays off for salmon

High Country News

Fish and wildlife

November 15, 2025

Coho love the newly ‘messy’ streams. by Tanvi Dutta Gupta, High Country News This story was produced with support from Bay...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California county must face claims it deprived Asian residents of water

Courthouse News Service

Water rights and water law

November 5, 2025

Siskiyou County has argued it needs water ordinances in place to combat illegal cannabis grows. The plaintiffs say they have...

PRESS RELEASE: Celebration marks completion of tributary restoration at key Klamath River sites

Yurok Tribe

Ecosystems

October 29, 2025

RES Project Manager: “Surgery is over, healing can begin” The end of construction activity on four priority tributaries to the...

USGS: Integrating water availability in the Klamath Basin: from drought to dam removal

USGS

Planning and management

July 31, 2025

By the USGS The USGS Water Resources Mission Area is assessing how much water is available for human and ecological...

PRESS RELEASE: US EPA Recognizes Yurok Tribe’s sovereignty over water quality and other environmental standards on tribal lands

Yurok Tribe

Policy and regulation

July 31, 2025

Press release from the Yurok Tribe: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently approved the Yurok Tribe Environmental Department’s application for Treatment...

THE REVELATOR: The Trinity River: Lessons in restoration

The Revelator

Ecosystems

July 15, 2025

Science has helped improve management and restoration, but advocates say there still isn’t enough water to go around. By Juliet...

PRESS RELEASE: North Coast Water Board makes historic move with vineyards to protect water quality, safeguard aquatic life

State Water Board

Policy and regulation Water quality

June 16, 2025

North Coast Water Board makes historic move with vineyards to protect water quality, safeguard aquatic life Press release from the...

MONGABAY: Yurok Tribe restores sacred lands and salmon in historic conservation deal

Mongabay

Ecosystems

June 10, 2025

By Justin Catanosa, Mongabay The Pacific Ocean fog hung densely over the narrow mouth of the Klamath River in this...

FRIENDS OF THE EEL RIVER: How many ways can the Potter Valley Project fail?

Guest Contributor

Commentary

May 29, 2025

The Eel River dams will never produce hydropower again. The unreliable water supply they allow to the Russian River will...

CDFW to End Hatchery Operations at Mad River Fish Hatchery in Humboldt County

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fish and wildlife

May 3, 2025

From the Department of Fish and Wildlife The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has made the difficult decision...

PRESS RELEASE: Tribes celebrate historic Trinity River water agreement

Hoopa Valley Tribe

Policy and regulation

April 3, 2025

The ceremony at the confluence of Trinity River marks a critical step toward honoring water rights and delivering 50,000 Acre-Feet...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Historic California drought harmed salmon, research shows

Courthouse News Service

Ecosystems

April 1, 2025

The 2013-14 winter season, which came during historic drought conditions in California, inhibited salmonids from reaching their breeding grounds and...