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Indigenous Science Camp Draws Crowd
By THE TIMES-STANDARD August 21, 2022 “Camps and experiences like these are so important for our Indigenous youth. Seeing people just...
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SCS IN THE NEWS
Quotes from articles featuring Save California Salmon Staff voices will be clipped below, click on the images to read the full articles. Along with other articles of interest.
“This is our world. We’ve already lost so much with our parents and grandparents. If we lose our river, we don’t know who we are. We don’t know what will happen then.”
Danielle Rey Frank, Hoopa Valley Tribe Member
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California Department of Water Resources Releases Delta Conveyance Project Draft EIR
Larry Altman August 10, 2022 “The EIR includes details of several Delta conveyance plans, including the Bethany Reservoir Alternative....
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‘Our river is sick’
Yurok Chair Joe James joins tribal leaders at state Capitol to advocate for water rights Sonia Waraich August 9, 2022 “In the past seven...
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California Fire and Floods Turn a River to ‘Sludge,’ Killing Thousands of Fish
Livia Albeck-Ripka August 8, 2022 Development and dam building had already threatened the salmon population of the Klamath River,...
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Winnemem Wintu Tribe keeps its culture of conservation strong
through release of winter Chinook salmon eggs into the McCloud River Dan Bacher August 5, 2022 In a breakthrough for the Tribe, state and...
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The conservation case for emergency rules on groundwater in the Scott and Shasta basins
Jefferson Public Radio May 23, 2022 “We hear the environmental side of the issue in this interview. Craig Tucker, Natural Resources...
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Conservation Groups Blast PG&E For ‘Slow-Walking’ Dam Removal, Refusing Fish Protection Measures in
Ryan Burns July 14, 2022 “PG&E has made it clear they will rid themselves of the 100-year-old Eel River dams, but they seem content to...
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CA Tribes, EJ Groups say State Water Board response to their petition 'largely ignored'
By Dan Bacher July 7, 2022 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On Wednesday, California Tribes and environmental justice groups filed a formal response...
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California leaders must alter water deals to reflect climate realities, preserve hydropower
By Tom Stokely July 9, 2022 The ongoing drought and resource mismanagement, however, have left such cold water in short supply. Although...
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Hoopa Valley families, youths help clean Trinity River
By Jackson Guilfoil July 11, 2022 “It’s difficult to describe what the Trinity River means to our community and its people,” Joe Davis,...
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Winnemem Wintu, Partners Return Winter-Run Chinook Salmon Eggs To McCloud River Above Shasta Dam
Press Release from CDFW, July 12, 2022 The partners collected approximately 20,000 fertilized winter-run Chinook salmon eggs from USFWS’...
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Indigenous tribes and the environment pay the price for California’s new reservoirs
By Ray Levy Uyeda July 6th, 2022 The Sites Reservoir is funded by a combination of state and federal funds and largely benefits private...
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A New Series, “Tokala,” Spotlights BIPOC Youth Climate Activists
BY CHRISTIAN ALLAIRE DIRECTED BY JAZMIN GARCIA PHOTOGRAPHY BY CARLOS JARAMILLO STYLED BY MARCUS CORREA July 5, 2022 Since the Central...
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Indigenous Abolitionists Are Organizing for Healing and Survival
BY Kelly Hayes, Truthout PUBLISHED April 28, 2022 The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center reports that, “In numerous cases,...
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As drought saps water supply, California signs $2.6 billion ecological pact
by Ian James "Of course, we support floodplain restoration," said Regina Chichizola, executive director of the group Save California...
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'Long Overdue' Student advocates push for Indigenous curriculum countywide
BY CARLY WIPF he Advocacy and Water Protection in Native California High School Curriculum comes complete with lesson plans and teacher...
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Online Event to Provide Update on Klamath Dam Removal Process on March 24
“Klamath River people worked for decades to get us to this point. Now we have a safe and quick plan to remove the Klamath dams,” stated...
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Virtual rally celebrates momentum behind removal of Klamath Dams
LeMonie Hutt became an advocate for dam removal when she was 8 years old after seeing her mom, a member of the Hoopa Valley Tribal...
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Salmon Advocates Slam Voluntary Agreements, Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan
“These voluntary agreements were created by the most powerful water users in California and usurped a scientifically informed, democratic...
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California plan would pay farmers to grow less to save water
For Regina Chichizola, executive director of Save California Salmon, the agreement exemplifies "California’s commitment to maintaining...
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California says $2.6-billion pact can protect delta amid drought. Critics disagree
“Of course, we support floodplain restoration,” said Regina Chichizola, executive director of the group Save California Salmon. But she...
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Stage Set to Demolish 4 Dams Near Oregon-California Border
By Associated Press Federal regulators on Friday issued a draft environmental impact statement saying there were significant benefits to...
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Citing Drought, US Won't Give Water to California Farmers
By Adm Beam, Associated Press With California entering the third year of severe drought, federal officials said Wednesday they won’t...
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Jared Huffman introduces legislation to preserve salmon strongholds
By ISABELLA VANDERHEIDEN | ivanderheiden@times-standard.com | Times-Standard PUBLISHED: January 26, 2022 at 3:38 p.m. | UPDATED: January...
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Petition against Sites Reservoir reaches 50,000 signatures after a deadly year for winter-run salmon
Written by Dan Bacher Wednesday January 05, 2022 Link to full article: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/5/2072895/-Petition-agains...
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Opinion: Stop Farmers’ Poisoning of Bay Area Drinking Water Supply:
A Central Valley water board has approved 25 years of toxic discharges of agricultural wastewater into the Delta By Regina Chichizola for...
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Voluntary Settlements Are Disastrous for Fish and the Ecosystem – and Are Not New
By Dan Bacher for Fish Sniffer Magazine, Feb. 5th, 2020 Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
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Oregon Senator Predicts Court Battle Over Pipeline Proposal
By The Associated Press for The New York Times, Feb. 4, 2020 SALEM, Ore. — A state senator told demonstrators opposed to a plan to build...
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Dam Removal Draws Closer
By Holly Dillemuth for Herald & News Jan 28, 2020 Extremely likely. That’s how Dave Meurer, community liaison for Klamath River Renewal ...
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Trinity River under threat — will our county fight back?
By Regina Chichizola November 23, 2019 When it comes to federal water policy, there is no question we have a fox in charge of the hen...
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SCS & the Sac Bee: Gov. Newsom Needs to Give More Than Lip Service to At-Risk CA Native Tribes
Adult Chinook Salmon holding in a deep pool within the canyon portion of Butte Creek. (CDFW photo) Article by Morning Star Gali, Special...
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Tribes’ Water Rights at Klamath River Upheld by Federal Circuit Court
Coho salmon in the Klamath River are among the species protected by the Endangered Species Act. (NOAA Fisheries contributed) Article by...
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Groups Slam Trump Administration's Sweetheart Water Deal with Westlands Water District
Pictured: David Bernhardt, former Westlands Water District lobbyist and current U.S. Secretary of Interior Article by Dan Bacher for the...
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Editorial: Dead dogs and toxic fish: Welcome to Stockton, a city choking on California water policy
Stockton suffers from policies that divert water from the San Joaquin River and its tributaries to nut orchards and other farmland...
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Protect California’s Water, Kill the Sleazy Westlands Contract
by the East Bay Times, November 15, 2019 The Westlands Water District has engaged in some sleazy maneuvers over the years, but this ...
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Native America Calling: Monday, October 28, 2019 – Mounting Pressure to Remove Dams
OCTOBER 28, 2019 BY ART HUGHES LEAVE A COMMENT Tribal leaders from the Yakama and Lummi nations called for the removal of several dams...
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