Sacramento River Archives ~ Page 4 of 5 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

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...

LETTER: State Water Board rejects Reclamation’s Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan

Maven

Water project operations

June 2, 2020

Yesterday, the Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board sent a letter to Ernest Conant at the Bureau...

THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit Filed Against Long Term Water Transfer Program

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water project operations Water supply augmentation

May 14, 2020

Press release from AquAlliance: AquAlliance filed a lawsuit in federal District Court against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and...

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY: Draft Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan

State Water Board

Water project operations

April 28, 2020

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board is providing an opportunity for written public...

UC SANTA CRUZ: Shasta Dam releases can be managed to benefit both salmon and sturgeon, study finds

UC Santa Cruz

Water project operations

August 20, 2019

Optimal scenario for releasing water into the Sacramento River can meet the needs of endangered winter-run chinook salmon, threatened green...

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 3: Challenges and lessons learned with adaptive management in the Bay-Delta

Maven

Delta science Planning and management

April 18, 2019

Panel of Delta project managers discuss how they apply adaptive management in their projects Adaptive management is defined in the...

DR. BRUCE HERBOLD: Hydrographs and Ecological Functions in the Present-day Landscape of the Sacramento River

Maven

Delta science Ecosystems

July 16, 2017

Dr. Bruce Herbold, Estuarine Ecology consultant, now retired from USEPA, began by saying he would be focusing on the Sacramento...

Juvenile Chinook challenges in the Central Valley: baked, boiled or bass food?

Maven

Best of the Notebook Delta science Fish and wildlife Notebook News and Features

December 16, 2015

The predator issue: Just how bad is it? Dr. Sean Hayes discusses the results of recent studies on the San...

This just in … CSPA files complaint against State Water Board and Bureau of Reclamation over Sacramento River temperature criteria

CA Sportfishing Protection Alliance

Water project operations

August 3, 2015

Complaint alleges violations of Basin Plan, WR Order 90-05, CWA, ESA and Public Trust The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA)...

This just in … Executive Director of the State Water Board approves revised Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan

State Water Board

Water project operations

July 7, 2015

Thomas Howard, the Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board, has approved the revised Sacramento River Temperature Management...

Media call: Federal and state officials discuss Sacramento River temperature management operations

Maven

Notebook News and Features Water project operations

June 17, 2015

Federal and state officials talk openly about the difficulties and challenges of maintaining cold water through the summer to support...

Reactions: Sacramento River Settlement Contractors and California Water Alliance react to Sacramento River operations plan

Maven

Water project operations

June 17, 2015

Statement of Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Revised Sacramento River Operations Plan: “The Sacramento River Settlement Contractors (SRSC’s), representing approximately 450,000...