CAL MATTERS: Saving salmon: Chinook return to California’s far north — with a lot of human help Cal Matters Fish and wildlife December 19, 2022Urgently trying to help an endangered species devastated by drought, biologists hauled 40,000 eggs to the McCloud River this year,...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of water quality in salmon predation Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlife December 6, 2022At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Laurel Larsen spotlighted research funded by the Council...
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NEWS: Car tire chemicals are killing salmon and steelhead Environmental Health News Water quality November 21, 2022The chemical 6PPD, added to tires to prevent degradation, is causing a “complete breakdown of the blood brain barrier” in...
METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance Project draft EIR, part 2; Collaborative salmonid recovery project Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features November 17, 2022At the November meeting of Metropolitan’s Imported Water Committee, agenda items included the second of a two-part presentation on the...
CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: How climate change altered a longstanding Central Valley water reform Cal Matters CommentaryEcosystems November 7, 2022Faced with a warming climate, lawmakers must update a 1992 federal law that established water and wildlife regulations for the...
USBR NEWS: Enhancing Salmon and Steelhead Habitat — One Truckload At a Time Bureau of Reclamation News Ecosystems September 9, 2022Supported By Reclamation Funding, Crews Are Transforming a River Channel By Gary Pitzer, US Bureau of Reclamation Each weekday, big,...
ESTUARY PEARLS: Beavers, climate impacts, harmful algal blooms, juvenile salmon, phytoplankton production, and more … Estuary News Group Climate changeDelta scienceScience September 2, 2022California will spend big bucks on beavers to try to boost their numbers and reap some of the benefits—including slowing...
USBR: Moving Water, Protecting Fish: Tracy Fish Collecting Facility helps ensure unhindered water exports Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations August 25, 2022By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation Every two hours, a large, funnel-shaped container at the Tracy Fish Collecting Facility releases...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Analyzing Delta fish data using multiple fish surveys Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlifeScience August 25, 2022At the July meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen presented the results of a...
NOAA FISHERIES: Roadway Runoff Known to Kill Coho Salmon also Affects Steelhead, Chinook Salmon NOAA Fisheries ScienceWater quality August 24, 2022Simple filtration columns along roads can remove toxic substances and save fish. By NOAA Fisheries Stormwater runoff containing a toxic...
CAL MATTERS: Delta tunnel: Salmon at risk from massive water project, state report says Cal Matters Delta Conveyance Project July 22, 2022By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters California’s water agency today released a long-awaited environmental report outlining the details and impacts of...
DWR NEWS: DWR and CDFW Release Fish Into the Wild Department of Water Resources (DWR) Fish and wildlife June 28, 2022From DWR News Oroville’s Feather River Fish Hatchery (FRFH) released over 11.3 million young Chinook salmon smolts into the waters...
FIVE QUESTIONS: John McManus, Golden State Salmon Association Maven Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features June 21, 2022Welcome to Five Questions, a new (hopefully) weekly series that will pose five questions to folks working on California water...
ESTUARY NEWS: Reorienting to Salmon Recovery Estuary News Group Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features June 13, 2022by Alastair Bland, Estuary News Group The days when salmon and steelhead teemed in California’s coastal watersheds faded away last...
EXPLAINER: Delta fishes: Introduction to a dynamic fauna Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features June 2, 2022Dr. Peter Moyle is a distinguished professor emeritus and Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis. ...
