NOAA FISHERIES: Recovery through reintroductions for California’s Central Valley salmon NOAA Fisheries Fish and wildlifeScience November 27, 2024With rising temperatures and a greater demand on water resources, NOAA Fisheries has identified reintroduction, or the intentional movement and...
THIS JUST IN … California’s floodplains at the heart of landmark agreement: State and federal agencies unite to address climate resilience through landscape-scale investment CA Natural Resources Agency EcosystemsPolicy and regulation October 23, 2024MOU to improve communications between agencies, enhance flood protection, create and protect habitat for fish and wildlife, increase long-term health...
DWR: Upper Sacramento River restoration project provides habitat for juvenile salmon Department of Water Resources (DWR) Ecosystems July 19, 2024By the Department of Water Resources: About 60 miles north of Chico, CA is Anderson River Park which sits along...
NOAA FISHERIES: Northern California steelhead maintain threatened status NOAA Fisheries Fish and wildlife July 10, 2024A recent Endangered Species Act 5-year review shows water use, habitat loss, and climate change continue to compromise recovery. By...
DWR NEWS: Using innovative approach, DWR studies feasibility of returning chinook salmon to historic habitat along the Feather River Maven Fish and wildlife July 2, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: Along the North Fork of the Feather River, the Department of Water Resources (DWR)...
NOTICE: Department of Fish and Wildlife Submits Flow Recommendations for Mill, Deer, and Antelope Creeks State Water Board Policy and regulation March 6, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board received a letter from the California Department...
USGS supports effort to understand impacts on water quality caused by 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise USGS Water qualityWildfires and watersheds February 9, 2024From the USGS: During November 2018, the Camp Fire burned more than 150,000 acres in Butte County, California, including the...
C-WIN: Trinity River: The glaring omission in the State Water Board’s Bay-Delta Plan Update CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Policy and regulation February 5, 2024Proposed Changes Ignore the Contributions and Needs of the Trinity River, Imperiling Salmon, Native Communities, and North State Fishing Economies...
CAL MATTERS: Cannabis grower to pay $750,000 for violating state water, wildlife regulations Cal Matters Water quality February 2, 2024State officials said a Humboldt County cannabis operation took water from streams and damaged wetlands for years without authorization. The...
DWR NEWS: Innovative collection system supports reintroducing winter-run salmon to the McCloud river Department of Water Resources (DWR) Fish and wildlife February 2, 2024From the Department of Water Resources The Department of Water Resources (DWR), along with its Tribal, state, and federal partners,...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Conservation groups sue over Sites Reservoir project Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law December 21, 2023By Adam Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service A legal challenge was filed Wednesday in Yolo County Superior Court over one of...
PRESS RELEASE: Lawsuit: Sites Reservoir Proposal Threatens River, Climate, Fish Center for Biological Diversity Water rights and water law December 20, 2023From the Center for Biological Diversity: Conservation and environmental justice groups filed a legal challenge today to the largest reservoir...
NEWS RELEASE: CDFW Releases Beavers into the Wild for First Time in Nearly 75 Years Department of Fish and Wildlife Ecosystems December 13, 2023Beaver Reintroduction Conducted in Cooperation with Local Tribes The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has launched the initial...
AG ALERT: Saving rice land as habitat can help wildlife, farmers Ag Alert Agriculture October 25, 2023By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert As California agriculture braves a roller coaster of climate extremes, one sector—rice— faced a dramatic...
USGS: How wildfires threaten water supply by releasing sediment USGS Water qualityWildfires and watersheds October 25, 2021In the year after the Carr Fire in northern California, USGS researchers found that greater-than-average precipitation moved large sediment loads...
