Factors that influence salmon predation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features May 26, 2016NOAA’s Dr. Sean Hayes reviews the results of studies of salmon predation in the San Joaquin River At the April...
Sat. AM News Alert … Conservation groups sue EPA over Bay Delta water quality and salmon Conservation organizations & coalitions Water rights and water law April 23, 2016From the NRDC: Conservation groups filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today – on Earth Day –...
Legal panel: You Mean Just Having a Water Right Isn’t Good Enough? Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater qualityWater rights and water law January 28, 2016How the ESA, Streambed Alteration Agreements, and the Clean Water Act Are All Curtailing the Exercise of Water Rights Recent...
This just in … Most Property Owners and Water Suppliers Comply With State Water Board’s Russian River Informational Order; Complaints Issued for the Rest State Water Board Policy and regulation December 21, 2015State Water Board issues 1881 complaints; violations carry potential fines of $500/day From the State Water Resources Control Board: Approximately...
Saving salmon in a changing California Maven Best of the NotebookFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features December 17, 2015Dr. Peter Moyle lays out a six-point plan for helping salmon adapt to California’s warm future We don’t have to...
Gimme Shelter: How habitat restoration can help improve salmon resiliency to climate change Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceEcosystemsFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features December 17, 2015Food supplies and temperature refuges are some of the ways habitat restoration can help salmon adapt to climate change, says...
Juvenile Chinook challenges in the Central Valley: baked, boiled or bass food? Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features December 16, 2015The predator issue: Just how bad is it? Dr. Sean Hayes discusses the results of recent studies on the San...
A regional-scale view of climate impacts on California’s salmon habitats Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features December 16, 2015 Dr. Nathan Mantua discusses how climate change and seasonal weather patterns influence coastal and marine salmon habitats Earlier this fall,...
Conserving Chinook salmon at the southern end of their range: Challenges and opportunities Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features December 15, 2015NOAA Fisheries Rachel Johnson opens salmon symposium with a look at the outmigration and life history diversity strategies that have...
Sacto Valley water managers respond to NRDC et al lawsuit: Statements of illegal diversions and federal mismanagement are unsubstantiated, they say Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Water rights and water law November 11, 2015Sacramento Valley rice growers say they have voluntarily deferred diversions and taken other actions to reduce drought impacts on fish...
This just in … Enviro groups sue Reclamation and rice growers for mismanagement leading to demise of near-extinct salmon Conservation organizations & coalitions Water rights and water law November 10, 2015Illegal Diversion of Water Threatens to End Chinook Salmon Survival in California, they say From the NRDC, this press release:...
Shasta Dam Fish Passage Evaluation: Winter-run Chinook may swim above Shasta Dam once again Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features October 8, 2015Agency scientists discuss the winter-run captive broodstock program at Livingston Stone National Fish Hatchery, the conceptual designs for the juvenile...
This just in … Landowners, grape growers, government and others partner to protect juvenile coho in the Russian River watershed Maven Ecosystems October 2, 2015Jackson Family Wines enters into voluntary agreement to provide water to Green Valley Creek through the end of December From...
This just in … State Water Resources Control Board issues order for water use information from landowners for 4 Russian River tributaries State Water Board Policy and regulation September 2, 2015The State Water Resources Control Board has issued an informational order for landowners and water suppliers in four priority Russian...
This just in … Court denies Temporary Restraining Order against Klamath River flows Maven Water rights and water law August 26, 2015The Eastern District Court has issued it’s decision denying the request for a Temporary Restraining Order against the Bureau of...
