Sacramento River Archives ~ Page 3 of 4 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

May 4, 2022

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

USBR: A necessary building block of fish survival is added to the Sacramento River

Bureau of Reclamation News

Ecosystems

April 25, 2022

By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation In addition to sufficient flows of cold water, chinook salmon migrating in the Sacramento...

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

Maven

Planning and management

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

Agriculture Commentary Fish and wildlife

April 6, 2022

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

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

Water project operations

March 29, 2022

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

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Survival thresholds for Chinook salmon smolts in the Sacramento River

Maven

Best of the Notebook Delta science

December 2, 2021

In California’s Central Valley, studies have found that increased streamflow can improve the survival of imperiled juvenile salmon populations during...

NEPA DOCS: Groundwater Actions to Offset Surface Water Diversions from the Sacramento River in Response to Drought in 2021

Bureau of Reclamation News

ANNOUNCEMENTS

July 8, 2021

Notice from the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation is making National Environmental Policy Act documents for the project,...

UC SANTA CRUZ: Survival of migrating juvenile salmon depends on stream flow thresholds

UC Santa Cruz

Delta science Ecosystems Science

May 20, 2021

New understanding of relationship between stream flows and salmon survival provides a critical tool for balancing water needs in the...

US FWS: Revitalizing California’s floodplains benefits people and wildlife

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Ecosystems

April 20, 2021

By Meghan Snow, US Fish & Wildlife Service Throughout California’s history, rivers have been diverted, rerouted and contained by concrete....

UC SANTA CRUZ: Spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon aren’t as different as they seem

UC Santa Cruz

Ecosystems Science

October 29, 2020

Genetic analysis of Klamath River Chinook salmon finds a simple genetic variant determines the timing of migration, and seasonal runs...

US FWS: 700 winter-run Chinook salmon return to Battle Creek

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Fish and wildlife

October 22, 2020

At least 700 sub-adult and adult winter-run Chinook salmon (winter Chinook) returned this year to Battle Creek. Although monitoring efforts...

LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT: Landmark Lawsuit Settlement Between Environmentalists and State Water Boards Strengthens Delta Protections

CA Sportfishing Protection Alliance

Water rights and water law

July 21, 2020

From the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance: Three California environmental nonprofits secured a landmark settlement agreement with the California State Water...