Sacramento River Spawning Habitat Restoration Underway

Wednesday, Feb 17th, 2016

As part of the ongoing Sacramento Valley Salmon Recovery Program, nearly 8500 cubic yards of gravel will be placed into the Sacramento River near Redding this week to provide much needed spawning habitat for Chinook salmon and steelhead trout. The partnership is part of a successful model being used throughout the Sacramento Valley, where the … Continue reading “Sacramento River Spawning Habitat Restoration Underway”

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Strong Valley presence in State Leadership

Thursday, Feb 11th, 2016

Last month the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) installed Glenn County Supervisor John Viegas as Chair, Tehama County Supervisor and Northern California Water Association Board member Bob Williams was installed as First Vice Chair for 2016. Supervisor Viegas remarked on becoming Chair, “We’re looking at another challenging year for California’s rural counties, and I … Continue reading “Strong Valley presence in State Leadership”

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Outdoors Journalist Promotes Sacramento Valley Refuges

Thursday, Feb 4th, 2016

This past December, prominent outdoors journalist Tom Stienstra wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle about the valuable habitat the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex is providing for birds this time of year.  In the article, Stienstra captures the incredible number of birds utilizing the Refuge, writing “Then, as the last light of the day faded to … Continue reading “Outdoors Journalist Promotes Sacramento Valley Refuges”

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Innovative Hatchery Practices Show Promise for Salmon

Tuesday, Jan 26th, 2016

Earlier this month, the New York Times published an article about Dr. John Carlos Garza’s work in the Klamath River hatchery to use genetic techniques to match up hatchery fish with the goal of improving genetic diversity within the fish population.

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