“There are no compacts between lions and men, and wolves and lambs have no concord.” -Homer, The Illiad “We’ll have to get back to you about that” The Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) has held the first of their In-Delta Office Hours to provide additional information or take input about their Peripheral Tunnel and their...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, August 29, 2013 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053; barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Restore the Delta, National Geographic Photo Camp, America’s Cup Healthy Ocean Project and Full Circle Fund Presented “From the Delta to the Bay: Our Story” August 27, 2013, supporters of Restore the Delta, National Geographic...Read More

“A little neglect may breed great mischief . . . for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost.” — Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanac Correction An astute reader noted that in our recent article on...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, August 28 2013 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta In case you missed it… Editorial: Delta plan misses main point Published by The Reporter 08/22/2013 The Bay Delta Conservation Plan took a dramatic turn last week, acknowledging some of the concerns of Delta farmers...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta In case you missed it… Valley Economy BDCP Officials Continue to Inaccurately Describe Their Economic Study By Dr. Jeffrey Michael Published Friday, August 23, 2013 In recent testimony to the Delta Stewardship Council, Karla Nemeth...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, August 26, 2013 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Peripheral Tunnels Opponents: Fat Levees are Cost-Effective Alternative to Tunnels Sacramento, CA- Restore the Delta (RTD), opponents of Gov. Brown’s rush to build Peripheral Tunnels that would drain the Delta and doom salmon and other...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 23, 2013 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Sand Hill Cranes Launch Twitter Feed to Respond to Gov. Brown’s Plan to Use their Refuge as a Tunneling and Dumping Ground Follow @MrSandhillcrane on Twitter Sacramento, CA- Restore the Delta, opponents of Gov. Brown’s...Read More

“You don’t have to do things. Maybe by avoiding doing things you accomplish quite a lot. Maybe if Kennedy had avoided the Bay of Pigs or Vietnam, that would have been quite an accomplishment.” – Governor Jerry Brown, Thoughts (1976) Senate hearing looks at BDCP governance and financing At a Joint Informational Hearing of the...Read More

Media Advisory for Wednesday, August 21, 2013 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Don’t Miss This… HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE PRESS ADVISORY: For more information contact: Danielle Vigil-Masten, Chairwoman, Hoopa Valley Tribe, 530 784-8118 Regina Chichizola, Hoopa Valley Tribe, 541 951-0126 Fresno Judge To Decide If Water Will Be...Read More

Thanks to our amazing volunteers and board members, we now have 3 distribution points for supporters to pick up our yard signs. Roger Mammon, Tom Herzog and Glen Boschee are distributing signs for us as volunteers– all donations for yard signs should be made out to Restore the Delta in advance. Click here to submit...Read More