There are some significant and exciting changes underway in the science and related thinking surrounding California water and the challenges facing fish in California’s Central Valley. At the leading edge of this work is Cal Trout, a conservation group dedicated to fish and people. Cal Trout is exploring creative ways to reconnect our rivers with … Continue reading “No Going Back: A Short Film on the Future of Water Management in the Sacramento Valley”

Yesterday various elected officials, water resources managers, landowners and representatives from state and federal water management and fishery agencies gathered on the Sacramento River to celebrate the construction of the Wallace Weir Fish Rescue Project. This fish friendly project will help prevent straying of adult Salmon from the Sacramento River. This project is another example … Continue reading “Project Underway to Prevent Straying of Adult Sacramento River Salmon”

On September 27th, Reclamation District 108, NOAA Fisheries, California Department of Water Resources and the Sacramento River Forum were recognized for the successful completion of the Bullock Bend Mitigation Bank in Yolo County.  The project, which was managed by Westervelt Environmental Services, consists of over 116 acres of restored floodplain habitat, which will provide critical … Continue reading “Partners Memorialize the Completion of the Most Recent Salmon Recovery Project in the Sacramento Valley”

Earlier this week, water and fisheries officials joined the Northern California Water Association and a number of Northern California water management entities at the Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District Diversion Dam in Redding to take an in-depth look at the collaborative projects and programs underway to benefit salmon as part of the Sacramento Valley Salmon Recovery Program. Experts … Continue reading “Water and Fisheries Leaders Host Sacramento Valley Salmon Recovery Program Event in Redding”