As part of the ongoing efforts to help recover salmon in the Sacramento Valley, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife today joined Reclamation District 108 and California Trout in the Yolo Bypass to show the collaboration and efforts that are underway. The news release is shown below. For Immediate Release: Dec. 23, 2015 Contact: … Continue reading “Farmers, Environmentalists and State Agencies Team Up to Rescue Salmon”

Dr. Peter Moyle earlier this fall provided a very thoughtful approach to help recover salmon in California. He laid out six steps that can be taken to increase the resiliency and viability of salmon in the face of California’s changing climate at the California Salmon and Climate Variability Symposium. The speech, which we recommend as reading for those interested in salmon, was captured as part of Maven’s Notebook: Saving salmon in changing California.

The Sacramento Bee this past weekend ran a very thoughtful perspective that Collaborative efforts are needed to save Central Valley’s salmon. In the Sacramento Valley, this collaboration has emerged during the past four dry years and will be essential for the future of all four salmon run. This collaboration is underway throughout the region and is visible on many fronts, including the Sacramento Valley Salmon Recovery Program.

Thad Bettner, the General Manager of the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District, recently talked with Renee Cashmere at Water Deeply about various water issues facing the Sacramento Valley. The interview provides insights into the water challenges facing this region …