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Changing the rules
A 2/12/26 letter from four San Joaquin Valley congressmen pleaded with Governor Newsom to waive a Delta outflow requirement in 2026. The requirement is the “Port Chicago standard” in Water Rights Decision 1641 (D-1641), in effect since 2000. Additional letters from the “Coalition for a Sustainable Delta” and from Westlands Water District made similar requests.
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A plan to replant native plants along the Eel River, after dam removal
This winter, Friends of the Eel River, a Eureka nonprofit, is launching the Eel River Native Plant Network. The goal of the Network is to increase regional capacity to produce native plant products. The initial focus will be to assist PG&E in its effort to replant native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees in the project
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Fly Fishing Clubs in Advocacy and Conservation, and how CSPA Can Fit in
Many fly fishing clubs play important roles in advocacy and conservation. Clubs connect hundreds of people beyond their own members with local streams and lakes. The clubs assist local and visiting fishermen by providing up-to-date reporting on fisheries and river conditions. Anglers often have a deep understanding of the quality of a fishery. Stepping into
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Attacks on the Endangered Species Act in the Upper Klamath Basin
The free-flowing Klamath River, where the J.C. Boyle dam once stood. Image: Angelina Cook The federal government is formalizing a process to weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the upper Klamath River basin. The process seeks to prioritize irrigation deliveries in the upper Klamath basin over the protection of threatened and endangered species. In
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Welcoming coho salmon back to Jenner: restoration at Jenner Headlands Preserve
In 2025, The Wildlands Conservancy marked its first year of seeing coho salmon in a Sonoma coast stream called Russian Gulch. With luck and hard work, this event should herald a return of coho salmon in the Russian Gulch Watershed. The change was brought about by more than a decade of effort by Conservancy staff.
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