“Imprint” time in Sacramento River water to reduce number of salmon straying into other tributaries when they return as adults to spawn RED BLUFF, CA — A multi-year effort to improve adult Chinook salmon returns is underway, with more than 500,000 juvenile fall-run salmon being placed in protective net pens so the fish can “imprint” on … Continue reading “500,000 Juvenile Salmon Take Part in Imprinting Project to Strengthen Their Return Home to the Sacramento River”

This article was first published in Maven’s Notebook on February 19, 2026. By Jim Mayer and Michael Saunders By any honest measure, California is living in water extremes. Long droughts empty reservoirs, idle farmland, and impact our environment. Then, atmospheric rivers roar through the Sacramento Valley, sending millions of acre-feet of freshwater to the ocean … Continue reading “Recharge the Valley: Why California’s Water Future Depends on Groundwater”

By Fritz Durst, Chair, Sites Authority Board of Directors and Robert Kunde, Chair, Reservoir Committee In 2025, the Sites Reservoir Project emerged as one of the state’s most rapidly advancing water‑storage initiatives. Building on a strong foundation of milestones over the past few years, we advanced permitting, funding, contracting, and other key planning objectives—each one … Continue reading “Sites Reservoir Project: 2025 Year in Review”

By Josh Martinez, Max Stevenson, Michelle Workman and Todd Manley Last week, we participated in a panel at the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) hearing for the Delta Water Quality Control Plan Update to provide board members and staff with an update on the progress being made on Healthy Rivers and Landscapes “Early … Continue reading “Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Representatives Brief State Board on Completed Projects and Early Successes”