2026 Yuba River Salmon Return Numbers So Far: Slower Start, Warmer Water, and What It Means for Recovery
At SYRCL, we track Chinook salmon returns closely because healthy populations of this keystone species are a key indicator of a…
Issues and Causes
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Why SYRCL Stands Opposed to Proposition 45
For decades, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) has worked alongside our community to safeguard clean water, restore degraded river…
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What’s a WOTUS? (And why the Yuba needs you to write a letter by October 9th)
You’ve heard about POTUS and SCOTUS, but do you know what “WOTUS” is? WOTUS stands for “Waters of the United States,”…
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California Needs a Clear Path for Safeguarding Its Outstanding Waters
California has spent billions of dollars restoring rivers, lakes, and streams after they have been damaged by pollution, development, altered landscapes,…
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What Gets Measured, Gets Managed. So Why Aren’t We Measuring California’s Data Centers?
This year, SYRCL’s legislative priorities have a new addition: data centers. We’re working on this with our partners at the California Coastkeeper Alliance (CCKA) — a statewide network…
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Protecting California’s Rivers When Federal Rules Won’t
California’s rivers are under growing pressure, and one of the most effective tools for protecting them remains little known: Outstanding National Resource Waters (ONRW) status. This…
