NOTICE of Temporary Water Right Application to appropriate 6,000 AF from the Sacramento River for groundwater storage State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS November 7, 2023 37From the State Water Resources Control Board: Colusa Groundwater Authority filed a temporary water right permit application with the State...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California governor taps new law to streamline Sites Reservoir project Courthouse News Service News November 6, 2023 236The Sites Reservoir Project is slated to hold up to 1.5 million acre-feet of water, enough for 3 million households...
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: California’s Central Valley chinook are getting lost on their way home High Country News News November 1, 2023 182The culprit is a tactic designed to save them – one that could decrease the species’ resilience in the long...
AG ALERT: Saving rice land as habitat can help wildlife, farmers Ag Alert News October 25, 2023 66By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert As California agriculture braves a roller coaster of climate extremes, one sector—rice— faced a dramatic...
PRESS RELEASE: State and federal fish agencies take urgent actions to save spring-run chinook salmon Department of Fish and Wildlife News October 12, 2023 299UC Davis to safeguard broodstock to conserve threatened species From the Department of Fish and Wildlife and NOAA Fisheries: The...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Fish and Wildlife director still on the hook in water rights suit Courthouse News Service News October 2, 2023 1511Three claims remain against Charlton Bonham, executive director of the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife, and certain others can...
PRESS RELEASE: Coalition of Conservation Groups Unite in Opposition To Sites Reservoir, Formally Protest Water Right Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other September 1, 2023 484Friends of the River (FOR) and the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), two of California’s oldest and most respected water...
DWR NEWS: Special counting tools for spring-run chinook salmon Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News August 29, 2023 100By DWR News In California’s Central Valley, spring-run Chinook salmon are a threatened species. To support recovery efforts of spring-run...
PRESS RELEASE: Scientific Report: Yearly Greenhouse Gas Pollution From Proposed Sites Dam and Reservoir Project Would Equal 80,000 Gas-Powered Cars Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other August 24, 2023 243New Patagonia & Friends of the River Study Estimates the Proposed Dam’s Annual Emissions Press release from Friends of the...
THE REVELATOR: A lifeline for winter-run chinook salmon The Revelator News August 7, 2023 235With salmon migration blocked by Shasta Dam, a Tribe and agency scientists collaborate to bring them home. By Juliet Grable,...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Moving beyond crisis management for winter-run chinook Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookScience July 25, 2023 535By Robin Meadows Two years ago, California’s winter-run chinook were dealt a devastating blow. These endangered salmon were already struggling...
PRESS RELEASE: Yolo County Files Lawsuit Against California Department of Water Resources Challenging Undisclosed and Harmful Features of the Yolo Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage Project Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other July 18, 2023 827Press release from Yolo County: Today, Yolo County has taken the necessary step of filing a lawsuit against the California...
C-WIN PRESS RELEASE: Why is the Bureau of Reclamation Driving Salmon to Extinction? Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other July 7, 2023 461Study shows Bureau of Reclamation is denying the state’s salmon the water they need to survive – even in wet...
USBR STORY MAP: Operating Shasta in a New Climate:Moving from crisis management to long-term stability Bureau of Reclamation News News June 28, 2023 164From the Bureau of Reclamation: Shasta Reservoir is the centerpiece of the Central Valley Project – a major infrastructure component...
CHICO STATE: New Channel Teeming With Fish Thanks to Impressive Teamwork Chico State Today NewsScience June 26, 2023 259By Luke Reid, Chico State Today Arthur Garcia, Cultural Resource Manager and Tribal Elder of the Wintu Tribe of Northern...