COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds get 9 months to determine if San Francisco Estuary white sturgeon is threatened Courthouse News Service Fish and wildlife September 4, 2025A magistrate judge rejected the agency’s argument that it needed until 2029 to complete an assessment that was due 12...
PRESS RELEASE: Critical habitat proposed to protect longfin smelt in San Francisco Bay-Delta Center for Biological Diversity Fish and wildlife January 15, 2025Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to designate 91,630 acres...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: San Francisco nonprofit asks federal judge to expedite proposed listing of endangered longfin smelt Courthouse News Service Ecosystems April 5, 2024San Francisco Baykeeper has argued that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is past its deadline to propose protected status...
USBR: Building a defense against extinction Bureau of Reclamation News Fish and wildlife March 13, 2024Reclamation, partner agencies continue extraordinary effort to save Delta smelt By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation The group of low-slung,...
PRESS RELEASE: Baykeeper Sues Federal Agency for Failing to Meet Endangered Species Act Requirements San Francisco Baykeeper Policy and regulation December 26, 2023Fish and Wildlife Service Missed Congressional Deadlines to Protect Longfin Smelt From the San Francisco Baykeeper: San Francisco Baykeeper late...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Fish and Wildlife director still on the hook in water rights suit Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law October 2, 2023Three claims remain against Charlton Bonham, executive director of the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife, and certain others can...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds move forward on introducing imperiled species outside historic habitat Courthouse News Service Fish and wildlife July 1, 2023The Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a plan that will give it more flexibility in helping species recover when...
NOAA FISHERIES: Sacramento River pulse flow expected to increase survival of juvenile salmon traveling to the ocean NOAA Fisheries EcosystemsScience April 24, 2023Spring surge to benefit spring-run Chinook and fall-run Chinook that support fisheries. From NOAA Fisheries: Researchers from NOAA Fisheries and...
MEDIA CALL: Federal fish agencies and water agencies discuss the California Water Fix biological opinions Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesWater project operations June 26, 2017Today, with the release of the biological opinions, federal fish agencies and the water agencies held a media call. On...
Managing fisheries during drought conditions: Maximizing the effectiveness of limited water supplies Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features June 17, 2015Fish and wildlife officials discuss the drought response actions being taken by federal, state, and local agencies to reduce the...
