NOTEBOOK FEATURE: New hope for saving salmon: Weaving together Indigenous and Western sciences to restore California’s winter-run chinook Robin Meadows Notebook News and Features March 12, 2025 555By Robin Meadows Jamie Ward grew up hearing the stories his people have told for countless generations on the slopes...
PRESS RELEASE: Yurok Tribe restores prairie and salmon-spawning stream Yurok Tribe News January 24, 2025 135Tribe Begins Restoring 60 Acres of Prairie, Two Miles of Lower Blue Creek for Fish and Wildlife Press release from...
PRESS RELEASE: U.S. EPA urges swift action on Bay-Delta Plan in support of Tribal and Bay-Delta communities Restore the Delta Press Release/Other January 23, 2025 168DTEC urges the State Water Board and the Governor to take EPA findings into account in completing Bay Delta Plan...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Fire and water: How cultural burns boost streamflows Robin Meadows Delta scienceNotebook News and Features January 16, 2025 386By Robin Meadows On a mild November day in California’s Sacramento Valley, Diana Almendariz ignites a clump of dry grass...
PRESS RELEASE: Tribal-Environmental Coalition calls for justice and equity in Bay-Delta Water Quality Plan Conservation organizations & coalitions Press Release/Other January 14, 2025 152Press release from the Delta Tribal-Environmental Coalition: Administrative comments filed last Friday by the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC) urge...
PRESS RELEASE: Yurok crew resumes revegetation work behind former Klamath Dams Yurok Tribe Press Release/Other October 11, 2024 126Tribe Receives $18 Million to Restore Newly Accessible Salmon Spawning Tributaries Press release from the Yurok Tribe Building on the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California completes largest dam removal in US history Courthouse News Service News October 3, 2024 172The Klamath River dam removal unblocked nearly 400 miles of waterways in a big win for local Native American tribes....
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Here today, forgotten tomorrow: How shifting baselines transform nature and challenge restoration Alastair Bland Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features September 30, 2024 565Current water policies in the Delta encourage “shifting baselines” that gradually degrade ecosystems. But ongoing work on the Klamath River...
YOUR INPUT WANTED: Delta Stewardship Council’s Draft Tribal and Environmental Justice Issue Paper Delta Stewardship Council ANNOUNCEMENTS September 6, 2024 60From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Stewardship Council has released the public review draft of its Tribal and Environmental...
RESTORE THE DELTA: Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition challenges legality of Delta Conveyance Project in new petition Restore the Delta Press Release/Other September 4, 2024 410SWRCB urged to uphold law and protect Tribal water rights in the Delta Press release from the Delta Tribal Environmental...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: We are still here: Partnering with Tribes on the Delta Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features August 28, 2024 588By Robin Meadows The first time Malissa Tayaba visited one of her ancestral village sites on the banks of the...
REPORT: Water Study provides overview of California Indian water rights Maven Reports August 14, 2024 393From California Indian Legal Services: California Indian Legal Services has completed a Water Study. The purpose of this Study is...
HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE: Biden administration policies have Tribe’s Trinity River coho fishery on path to extinction Hoopa Valley Tribe Press Release/Other July 26, 2024 10988Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe (7/25/24): Today, following American Rivers named California’s Trinty River to its top-ten list...
STATELINE: In long-sought change, states must consider tribal rights when crafting water rules Stateline News July 25, 2024 188Tribal members harvest rice and fish on waters far from their reservations. by Alex Brown, Stateline In the 1800s, the...
NOAA FISHERIES: World’s biggest dam removal project to open 420 miles of salmon habitat this fall NOAA Fisheries Science July 23, 2024 1257With the dams on the lower Klamath scheduled for complete removal by September, salmon will reenter 420 miles of habitat...
