By George Bradshaw and Fritz Durst During a crisis, we cannot choose the challenges we will experience.  But we can choose how we respond.  Fishermen and Sacramento Valley farmers and water managers are choosing to focus on the “fix” rather than the “fight.”  Both of our communities have suffered devastating impacts from the most recent … Continue reading “Bridging the Divide to Recover Salmon for Us All”

By David Guy As part of the Floodplain Forward Coalition, there are significant efforts to re-imagine and better use our system of flood control levees and bypasses, the farmlands in the historic floodplain, and oxbows and other features within the river to benefit salmon, birds, and agriculture while ensuring the flood protection system functions well when … Continue reading “The Floodplains Help Juvenile Salmon Reach a Healthy Size for Improved Survival”

By Bruce Houdesheldt With each passing day we get closer to the official start to Fall, which is a busy time in the Sacramento Valley as stone fruit, tomato, walnut, and almond harvest give way to rice harvest. It is the culmination of a year, unlike the past three, in which water has been available … Continue reading “Celebrating a Bountiful Year in the Sacramento Valley”