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By Todd Manley Central Valley Chinook salmon experience many stressors at each of their life-cycle stages from eggs in the upper river through adulthood. One of the stressors that we know the least about is the role predation plays in the low survival rates of juvenile fish as they migrate downstream and out to the … Continue reading “Better Understanding the Role of Predation in Salmon Survival in the Central Valley”

It is the dead of winter but the rice fields in the Sutter Basin are full of life. It’s the slowest time of year for most farmers; crops have been harvested and the spring planting season is months away. While most farmers patiently await the turn of season, fields southwest of Yuba City are busy … Continue reading “The Winter Farmer – Roger Cornwell”

By Bruce Houdesheldt, Director of Water Quality at NCWA Earlier this month, State Water Board Chair Joaquin Esquivel, provided an update to the Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience (SAFER) Advisory Committee meeting on the accomplishments during the first five years of the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund. The program is a … Continue reading “Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience (SAFER) Midterm Update”

There is a saying that goes; “you can never go home again,” but Jeff Sutton is proving you can. The phrase refers to our tendency to have unrealistic or only nostalgic memories of where we spent our formative years, but for Sutton, he is returning to the irrigation district his great- great-grandfather helped create and … Continue reading “Coming Home – Jeff Sutton”