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The Bay Delta and Yuba: Native American Tribes, Water Rights, and Cultural Uses
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The Bay Delta and Yuba: Native American Tribes, Water Rights, and Cultural Uses

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The State Water Resources Control Board needs to consider the incorporation of Tribal water rights, Tribal Beneficial Uses, and Tribal Ecological Knowledge in the Bay-Delta Plan. The Draft Staff Report should be revised to establish and ensure the protection of Tribal Beneficial Uses, set standards for harmful algae blooms, and address the problem that insufficient freshwater flows are a main factor in destroying native fish habitat and causing these algae blooms. The Plan must guarantee the water’s journey through the Delta to the Golden Gate.  

Let The Salmon Swim – Volunteer to help our Action at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival
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Let The Salmon Swim – Volunteer to help our Action at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival

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At this year’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival, we will be asking our membership and festival attendees to sign a letter to Governor Newsom and the State Water Board.

We want to make sure, as part of the process to update the Bay-Delta Plan, that enough water flows through the Delta and to the Golden Gate Bridge to protect salmon and other native species.

Salmon Return Numbers: November/December 2023
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Salmon Return Numbers: November/December 2023

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Through SYRCL’s participation in the River Management Team (RMT), our staff receives monthly updates on the number of Chinook and steelhead utilizing the fish ladders at Daguerre Point Dam. This information is collected using VAKI River Watcher camera systems installed in the ladders, which snaps a photo every time a fish swims past it. The numbers from this last fall-run of Chinook salmon are in, and we are cautiously optimistic.  

The Yuba River and the Bay Delta: From Source to Sea — The Journey of Yuba Water to the Golden Gate
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The Yuba River and the Bay Delta: From Source to Sea — The Journey of Yuba Water to the Golden Gate

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The Golden Gate Bridge is a critical landmark for the migration of salmon in the region. Salmon are anadromous—they start their lives in freshwater, journey to the ocean, and then make their way back to freshwater to reproduce. The Golden Gate Bridge serves as the gateway and departure point for these fish as they navigate between the Pacific Ocean and the Yuba River, where they spawn.

Under this iconic bridge is the original “Golden Gate”—a 1-mile wide and 3-mile-long strait that connects the Bay to the ocean. Think of this as the finish line in a Yuba salmon’s 110-mile odyssey to the sea. Two-thirds of California’s salmon pass through the Golden Gate.