Last month, I was back in the Silver Fork American River watershed, roughly 6 miles east of reaches covered in my previous article. The outing inspired me to write a sequel. But before I give you the skinny on the trip’s fly-fishing adventures, there is a bit of business to discuss. The Silver Fork American…

Summertime allows me to venture into the high country of the Sierra Nevada mountain range and assess river and stream conditions for CSPA. Last week, I made my way up to the Silver Fork American River. The El Dorado Hydroelectric Project (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Project no. 184) controls summer flows in the Silver Fork.…

One of the hats I wear at CSPA involves using the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) relicensing of hydroelectric projects to improve conditions for some of California’s most cherished rivers and streams. I recently took on the North Fork Stanislaus Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project no. 2409. Last week, I decided to head back into the…

The Marin Municipal Water District (Marin Water) is a public utility that provides water to 190,000 residents in central and south Marin County. Marin Water is proposing what it terms an “Atmospheric River Capture (ARC) Project” to divert rainwater from atmospheric river events (rainstorms) during the North Bay’s rainy season. The publicity for the Project…

In the context of fisheries management, a Remote Site Incubator (RSI) is a device that incubates salmonid eggs in a streamside setting before releasing the incubated fry into nearby habitat. The Russian River Coho Salmon Captive Broodstock Program in California is one program that uses RSIs. This program involves spawning adult broodstock at Warm Springs…