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Archives
July 2008
July 2-California Trout Rescues Fishing License Funds From Schwarzenegger's Raid by Dan Bacher
July 2-Update on Bush's plan to raid Salmon Disaster Relief Funds to Pay for Census! By Dan Bacher
July 1-CSPA recommends SWRCB include groundwater in analysis of discharges in actions re Berry Petroleum
July 1-CSPA News: CSPA to Sue City of Stockton for Sewage Spills and Illegal Discharges
 | July 2-Groups plan suit against Stockton by Alex Breitler, Stockton Record (link only) |
| July
1-Notice of Violations and Intent to File
Suit Under the |
July 1-Feds' plan to improve Delta water system isn't accurate, agency warns By Matt Weiser mweiser@sacbee.com (Link only)
June 2008
June 30-Sacramento Bee Editorial: Little fish, big bad idea. Smelt hatcheries would just be a waste (link only)
June 27-CSPA News: CSPA Recommends Decommissioning Centerville Powerhouse By Chris Shutes, CSPA FERC Projects Director
| June 27, 2008-CSPA Comments and Recommendations regarding the relicensing of the DeSabala-Centerville Project # 803 |
| Watch the video: Butte Creek Spring-run salmon at Helltown migrating downstream to spawn, September 25, 2007 video by Allen Harthorn, Friends of Butte Creek. |
June 27-Another Delta species, the longfin smelt in trouble by Dan Bacher
June 27-CSPA News: Sen. Feinstein praised for selenium report release C-WIN, CSPA want more tough questions of USBR
June 27-State's halibut gamble: Don't worry, be happy, by Nels Johnson Marin Independent Journal
June 27-Is ANOTHER Delta species headed for the endangered list? DFG Press Release
June 24-CSPA News: Statement by John Beuttler, Conservation Director for CSPA to the Senate Natural Resources & Wildlife Committee
June 24-Wolk's Fish Rescue Bill, AB 1806, Passes Senate NR&W Committee by Dan Bacher
June 23-CSPA News: Read the CSPA/C-WIN letter to Senator Feinstein regarding the issues surrounding the San Luis drainage
June 22-DFG Finishes Releasing 20.2 Million Central Valley Salmon into San Pablo Bay
June 22-A tale of two cities: What is LA doing right that Sacramento is doing wrong?
June 19-Schwarzenegger, Buffett and California’s dam future: Schwarzenegger pushes to build new dams while an unlikely coalition battles to tear down existing ones By Dan Bacher
June 19-CSPA News: CSPA gearing up to defend the striped bass right to exist: CSPA needs donations NOW
June 18-Karuk Tribe and Fishing Groups Call on Schwarzenegger to Limit Gold Mining To Save Struggling Fisheries by S. Craig Tucker
June 18-Declining Columbia River salmon stocks featured on 60 Minutes by Joseph Bogaard. Watch the 60 Minutes video, The Fuss About Fish
June 18-SalmonAid Festival Put Spotlight on Urgent Need For Fish Restoration. By Dan Bacher
June 17-Don't divert from Tuolumne River to water Bay Area lawns By Peter Drekmeier (Link to San Jose Mercury News on-line only)
June 16-CSPA Intervenes in Butte Creek FERC Proceeding by Chris Shutes
June 16-CA
COURT SIDES WITH TRIBES, FISHERMEN, CONSERVATIONISTS ON CLEAN WATER
CASE
June 15-Diablo Valley Fly Fishers send in over 100 letters of support for AB 1806
June 15-Lloyd G. Carter: Much of California is a desert, we should live in it as such (Link to Sacramento Bee On-line only)
June 15-Halibut a boon to S.F. bay-delta fisheries Brian Hoffman, Chronicle Staff Writer (Link to San Francisco Chronicle On-line only)
June 15-CSPA News:CSPA's John Beuttler to testify at Senate NR&W Committee hearing on AB 1806
June 12-Bush Tries to Raid Salmon Disaster Funds! by Dan Bacher
June 10- CSPA News: Letter from John Beuttler, CSPA to the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee regarding AB 1806
June 9-Bono Wilderness Bill Moves to Senate: Free Flowing Rivers in Southern California River Take Big Step Forward! (Read the full story at Friends of the River on-line)
June 8-Action Alert: Massive Support Needed to Pass Delta Restoration Bill through Senate! by Dan Bacher
June 4-Governor Uses Drought Proclamation As Opportunity to Push for Dams by Dan Bacher
June 3-Judge Rules Against TriMet in Free Speech Case
June 3-CSPA News: FERC Leaves Door Open to CSPA Rehearing Request By Chris Shutes, FERC Projects Director.
June 2-CSPA News: Funds needed to defend Striped Bass in coming litigation
June 2-CSPA News: SalmonAid Photos
June 1-Ammonia
from Sacramento waste could hurt Delta ecosystem By Matt Weiser -
May 2008
May 31-CSPA News: CSPA and the Butte Environmental Council request north state water districts not be exempt from Environmental Impact Report in requested water transfers
May 30-CSPA News: CSPA and San Francisco Baykeeper file scoping comments on the Long Term Irrigated Lands Program, By Jerry Neuburger
May 30-CSPA News: CSPA files scoping comments on the EIR/EIS for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta Conservation Plan by Jerry Neuburger
May 29-Assembly approves Wolk bill to protect Delta’s declining fisheries: Fishing groups back legislation prompted by Prospect Island fish kill incident, by Dan Bacher
May 29-Zero-salmon bag: New fishing ban may force action on salmon collapse, by Dan Bacher
May 29-CSPA News: AB 1806 clears assembly, 43-36 on what turns out to be a party vote by Jerry Neuburger
May 28-Recreational Fishing Alliance Sponsors Randy Fry Awards Dinner June 14 in San Rafael, by Jim Martin
May 28-Klamath River tribes to hold wild salmon bake to kick off SalmonAid event
May 27-CSPA News: CSPA request for Support for California's Fisheries and the California Delta
May 27-CSPA News: CSPA's letter to the State Assembly in support of AB 1806 by John Beuttler
May 26-CSPA News: One man's take on the Coleman hatchery salmon kill by John Ryzanych,
May 23-AB 1806, Lois Wolk's bill to protect Delta fisheries, wins fiscal approval by Dan Bacher
May 23-The Bush administration is considering launching one of the biggest conservation programs in U.S. history. National Public Radio (link only)
May 21-The First Annual Waldo Music Fest, May 31st in Stockton at Bill's house
May 21-75,000 young salmon die in truck transit, Associated Press
May 21-CSPA
News: West
Coast Congressional Democrats Blast NMFS Over Salmon Losses
May 20-Boaters
should "clean, drain and dry" for holiday weekend;
Watercraft checkpoint on I-5 North near Redding DFG press release
May 20-Fishery Conservation groups intervene in ridiculous lawsuit filed by the Coalition for a Sustainable Delta, By Dan Bacher
May 20-CSPA News: CSPA, CSBA and NCCFFF Intervene in Striped Bass Lawsuit CSPA Press Release
May 20-House Resources Subcommittee hearing produces some hope for fisheries but disappointing results regarding fisheries collapse By Dan Bacher
May 19-Les Claypool to lead dazzling line-up of musicians at SalmonAid Festival: 2-Day Celebration to highlight unique value of wild Pacific salmon, by Dan Bacher
May 14-Lake Davis Trout Restocking Celebration Scheduled May 17, DFG Press Release
May 14-Top Scientists Endorse Klamath Restoration Agreement: Endorsement Reverses Previous Criticism of Dam Removal Plan, Karuk Tribe Press Release
May 14-A Perfect Storm: House Panel Will Hold Hearing on West Coast Salmon May 15, by Dan Bacher
May 13-Department of Fish and Game to Inspect Watercraft for Quagga/Zebra Mussels May 22-23 on I-5 North near Redding DFG Press Release
May 13-CSPA News: CSPA Protest regarding San Joaquin County Application before the State Water Control Board to withdraw water from the Sacramento River at Freeport (pdf format)
May 12-Acoustic Tagging in San Joaquin River Seeks to Solve Salmon Mystery, DFG Press Release
May 11-California sport salmon fishing almost totally closed By James A. Swan, Ph.D. Special to ESPNOutdoors.com (link 0nly)
May 11-Fishy Business: Salmon Closure Calls for Careful Analysis. Closing California and Oregon salmon season causing economic catastrophe By James A. Swan, Ph.D.ESPNOutdoors.com (link only)
May 9-F&G Commission closes salmon fishing on Central Valley rivers by Dan Bacher
May 9-CalTrout Gives Lois Wolk Golden Trout Award, by Dan Bacher
May 7-U.S. Senate panel OKs San Joaquin settlement, The Seattlepi.Com by Erica Werner, Associated Press Writer (link only)
May 6-Longfin Smelt to be Considered for Possible Federal Protection under ESA; Service finds petition contains sufficient information to conduct next-step study. US F&WS Press Release
May 6-Feds weigh Trinity water shift. The Times-Standard, by John Driscoll
May 6-Protection sought for Delta Longfin Smelt by Matt Weiser - mweiser@sacbee.com (Story on-line at Sacramento Bee)
May 5-Klamath River Tribes and Fishermen Disrupt Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Meeting by Dan Bacher
May 5-CSPA News: CSPA and other fishing groups request FERC rehearing on Tuolumne River flows
May 2-Bonnie and Clyde's young frolic in Alameda Creek, Alameda Creek Alliance Press Release (pdf format)
May 2-NMFS requests FERC rehearing on Tuolumne flows
May 2-Tuolumne salmon at high risk of extinction (read the full story in the Modesto Bee on-line, link only)
May 1-“Fishery Failure” Declared for West Coast Salmon Fishery:Declaration Clears Path for Congressional Action, NOAA News Release (pdf format)
May 1-CSPA
News: CSPA
comments on the Draft Policy
for Maintaining Instream Flows in Northern California Coastal Streams.
May 1-Tiny
fly is why salmon thrive in Yolo Bypass, scientists say. By Matt
Weiser -
April 2008
April 29-Peripheral canal bill dies, By E.J. Schultz - eschultz@fresnobee.com (Link only)
April 25-Hearing to decide Valley water cuts: Judge orders report on three imperiled species of fish (Link only: read the full story in the Fresno Bee on-line.)
April 24-DFG Schedules Public Meetings for Biennial Groundfish Management Regulations DFG Press Release
April 23-MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force Again Sets Milestone and Makes Recommendations for Improving California’s System of Marine Protected Areas DFG Press Release
April 22-U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Coleman National Fish Hatchery Will Release 12 Million Chinook Salmon Smolts U.S. Fish and Wildlife News Release
April 21-Coleman Hatchery to Release 1.4 Million Salmon Smolts into Bay Acclimation Pens by Dan Bacher
April 21-Klamath River Tribes and Fishermen travel to Omaha to Demand Dam Removal from Warren Buffett: Group holds events centered around Berkshire Hathaway AGM, by Craig Tucker
April 18-Salmon Closure 2008 - NEVER AGAIN: Ten Actions You Need to Take Now! by Dan Bacher/Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations
April 18-DFG has new director, Donald Koch
April 17-CSPA News: How the W,P&W Committee members voted on AB 1806 and 2502, or "Who loves ya baby!"
April 16-Two Key Fish Restoration Bills Pass Through Assembly Committee by Dan Bacher, FishSniffer
April 15-AB
1806 Passes in Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee hearing today
by Mike McKenzie
April 13-Federal
agency oblivious to the decline of salmon, Modesto Bee (link only)
April 13-An urgent call for support for AB 1806 By Dick Pool, Pro-troll
April 10-Fishery Council Closes Salmon Fishing Off Oregon and California by Dan Bacher
April 10-CSPA
News: Allied
Fishing Group Press Release supporting Re: AB 1806 - Fish Rescue Plans
& Mitigation
April 10-Pacific Fishery Management Council NEWS RELEASE "Record Low Fisheries Adopted"
April
8-
April 8-CSPA News: CSPA, C-WIN Letter Opposing San Luis Drainage Settlement Act & Process (pdf.format)
April 8-Urgent Action Alert: Letters Needed to Support Lois Wolk's AB 2402 By Dan Bacher
April 7-CSPA, C-WIN Letter Opposing San Luis Drainage Settlement Act & Process. By Dan Bacher, The Fish Sniffer
April 3-Slash and Burn: Proposed Federal Budget Would Cut Environmental Programs Under Fire by Schwarzenegger, From the Planning and Conservation League
April 2-Wolk Bill Will Provide Fishing Access, Habitat Restoration On North Delta By Dan Bacher, The Fish Sniffer
March 2008
March 27-CSPA News: Letter to US Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the lack of a sufficient drainage monitoring plan for the San Luis drainage (pdf.format)
March 26-"Assembly Approves Salmon Relief Bill As Fishery Collapses" By Dan Bacher, The Fish Sniffer
March 20-Broad Coalition Proposes Solutions to the California Salmon Crisis By Dan Bacher, The Fish Sniffer
March 19-CSPA News: Unreasonable Use Complaint Filed With State Water Control Board. Groups will Sue in 60 Days if Board Fails to Schedule Evidentiary Hearing
March 18-CSPA News: C-WIN, CSPA Court Petition regarding excess pumping (pdf. format)
March 13-Fishing, Tribal and Environmental Groups Propose Solutions to the Salmon Crisis
February 2008
February 19-Unprecedented Collapse of Central Valley Salmon Is No Surprise by Dan Bacher, The Fish Sniffer
January 2008
January 31-When the Fish Are Gone Will California Build a Peripheral Canal? by Dan Bacher, The Fish Sniffer
January 31-Farmers sue in fight over water. State fish policy ruining the Delta, they claim. from the Sacramento Bee
January 16-CSPA News: Conservation groups question wisdom of planned state water project amendments (pdf.format)
January 15-CSPA News: Proposed decision re: PGE vs. Friends of the Eel River and CSPA
January 8-ON You Tube: Watch Jim Martin speaking at the International Sportsman's Exposition, January 8, about the importance of your participation in the fight to preserve California's fisheries
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