On September 6, 2006, Restore the Delta got started as an arm of the Friends of the River campaign, with Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla as Restore the Delta’s campaign director.  In November of 2010, we incorporated as a separate non-profit organization.   Restore the Delta has grown enormously, and we’ve all learned a lot in the past five...Read More

On August 25, 2011, Dino and Joan Cortopassi and Alex and Faye Spanos hosted a benefit for Restore the Delta, entertaining over 600 people and raising over $640,000 for Restore the Delta to continue its advocacy work on behalf of Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta fisheries and communities. The benefit was attended by perhaps one of the...Read More

On August 29, a 3-ton ground shaker shook a 6-foot high model levee in the  Delta as hard as the 1989 Loma Prieta Quake would have done, and the levee rolled and tossed but settled back into place, surviving intact.  Researchers noted that the model was dry on both sides, unlike most Delta levees, and...Read More

At its August 26th meeting, the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) looked at pending legislation, science and new studies, and a parks proposal for the Delta. (Even though Restore the Delta staff is fully cognizant of the billions of dollars spent on the Delta planning processes of the last twenty year, we are regularly re- amazed...Read More

The Council then heard from Dr. Anke Mueller-Solger , Lead Scientist for the Interagency Ecological Program (IEP – the team of State and Federal agencies and university and private scientists that monitors and does scientific research in the Delta).  Meuller-Solger announced the development of three new IEP work teams: Yolo-bypass group – focused on restoration...Read More

Dan Ray of the California Parks and Recreation Society presented the DSC with a proposal to build and advertise strategically-located hubs throughout the Delta, with information about navigation and recreation opportunities, coupled with increased signage, trails, and guides to increase visitation and recreation opportunities.  The organization noted that the Delta currently has more visitor days...Read More

Chris Stevens gave a briefing on the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) regulation adoption process. With respect to the 5th draft of the Delta Plan, Stevens said it was important that local government agencies retain the power to self-certify local projects, but they still may require approval by, or be appealed to, the Council. Stevens...Read More

Here are meetings coming up in September.  It is a good idea to check calendars on the relevant websites for updated information. Monday, 9/12 – Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy’s Strategic Plan and Policy Subcommittee meeting, 9 a.m. to noon, Room 119 at the Conservancy’s offices at 3500 Industrial Blvd., West Sacramento. Tuesday, 9/13 – BDCP...Read More

Waldo Music Fest is this Saturday, September 10, 2011 from 3 pm to 8 pm.  3536 Rainier Avenue, Stockton.  Waldo Music Fest is a fun-filled outdoor gathering of music on the banks of the Calaveras River.  Your $20 includes music, food, drinks, a silent auction.  Kids admitted free with an adult.  Profits got toward protecting...Read More