NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Fire and water: How cultural burns boost streamflows Robin Meadows Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features January 16, 2025By 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 Policy and regulation January 14, 2025Press release from the Delta Tribal-Environmental Coalition: Administrative comments filed last Friday by the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC) urge...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Meeting of Colorado River users wraps with focus on Mexico and tribes Courthouse News Service Colorado River December 7, 2024Decades of drought and development mean there’s even less water in the Colorado River to go around to numerous thirsty...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Colorado River stakeholders tackle climate change, water rights at annual conference Courthouse News Service Colorado River December 5, 2024Members of the Colorado River Water Users Association met for their annual conference in Las Vegas Wednesday. By Jacob Walters,...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Metropolitan Committee panel discussion considers the pros and cons of the Delta Conveyance Project Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features December 3, 2024The November meeting of Metropolitan’s One Water and Stewardship Committee, a joint meeting with the entire Board of Directors, was...
PRESS RELEASE: Yurok crew resumes revegetation work behind former Klamath Dams Yurok Tribe Ecosystems October 11, 2024Tribe Receives $18 Million to Restore Newly Accessible Salmon Spawning Tributaries Press release from the Yurok Tribe Building on the...
PRESS RELEASE: Environmental groups call attention to fundamental flaws with Delta Conveyance Project hearings Conservation organizations & coalitions Delta Conveyance ProjectWater rights and water law October 11, 2024Today, the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), represented by the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School,...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California completes largest dam removal in US history Courthouse News Service Ecosystems October 3, 2024The 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 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...
YOUR INPUT WANTED: Delta Stewardship Council’s Draft Tribal and Environmental Justice Issue Paper Delta Stewardship Council ANNOUNCEMENTS September 6, 2024From 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 CommentaryDelta Conveyance ProjectWater rights and water law September 4, 2024SWRCB 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 scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features August 28, 2024By 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 Policy and regulationReports August 14, 2024From 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 Ecosystems July 26, 2024Press 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 Planning and management July 25, 2024Tribal members harvest rice and fish on waters far from their reservations. by Alex Brown, Stateline In the 1800s, the...
