NOAA Fisheries: Collaborating to Identify Salmon Habitat Restoration Priorities in California Watersheds NOAA Fisheries Ecosystems October 28, 2024NOAA Fisheries and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife are implementing a collaborative process called SHaRP (Salmon Habitat Restoration...
CAL MATTERS: Is a new plan for delivering Delta water worse than Trump’s rules? Environmentalists say yes. Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater project operations October 25, 2024Growers support a federal and state proposal for operating California’s massive systems that send river water south. But it could...
AG ALERT: State to consider Scott and Shasta river flows rules Ag Alert Policy and regulation October 23, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California water officials last week directed staff to create a report that outlines the scientific...
CDFW: Klamath River Chinook salmon reoccupying historic habitat, spawning above former dam locations Department of Fish and Wildlife Fish and wildlife October 19, 2024From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is excited to announce that...
UC DAVIS: Chinook salmon face habitat challenges UC Davis EcosystemsFish and wildlife October 15, 2024Human-driven changes in gravel and salmon size impact spawning success by Tiffany Dobbyn, UC Davis Chinook salmon are facing unprecedented...
AG ALERT: Tuolumne River salmon habitat enhanced Ag Alert Ecosystems October 2, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Partnering with fisheries agencies, Central Valley irrigation districts, whose water users face flow reductions under...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Here today, forgotten tomorrow: How shifting baselines transform nature and challenge restoration Alastair Bland Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation September 30, 2024Current water policies in the Delta encourage “shifting baselines” that gradually degrade ecosystems. But ongoing work on the Klamath River...
NOAA FISHERIES: West Coast chinook salmon get a new genetic reference database NOAA Fisheries Fish and wildlifeScience September 27, 2024Upgraded research tool allows scientists to pinpoint the origin of individual salmon. From the Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries...
EPA: Where rubber meets the road: EPA researchers study the environmental and health impacts of tires US Environmental Protection Agency Water quality September 24, 2024By the EPA: To some people, tire pollution might draw up an image of a blown-out or discarded tire on...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge erred in tossing challenge to California logging project, environmentalists tell Ninth Circuit Courthouse News Service Ecosystems September 13, 2024The environmental groups in 2020 sued a private company behind a logging project in the Gualala River watershed in Northern...
PRESS RELEASE: 20,000 tons of gravel placed into Sacramento River to provide spawning habitat for endangered salmon Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Ecosystems September 12, 2024Press release from the Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Efforts to provide spawning habitat for endangered winter-run Chinook salmon in the...
USBR: Reclamation, key partners build a haven for iconic fish species on the American River Bureau of Reclamation News Ecosystems September 12, 2024From the Bureau of Reclamation: It’s fall on the lower American River, and that means more habitat restoration work to...
NOAA FISHERIES: The Elwha River restoration: A case study in adaptive management for salmon recovery NOAA Fisheries EcosystemsScience September 6, 2024Elwha River restoration project offers valuable insights into the complex ecological processes involved in dam removal and river recovery. By...
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION PROGRAM to release pulse flow for salmon spawning San Joaquin River Restoration Program Ecosystems September 4, 2024From the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: Starting early morning, Tuesday, September 10, the San Joaquin River Restoration Program (Program)...
CDFW: Klamath River fishery plan calls for wild, self-sustaining salmon, steelhead populations in newly undammed river Department of Fish and Wildlife Fish and wildlife August 30, 2024The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has released the “Klamath River Anadromous Fishery Reintroduction and Restoration Monitoring Plan,”...
