Please share with friends and family in the region Delta Flood Ready (Resources for all 5 counties)Check your Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, or Yolo County Office of Emergency Services to learn what alert systems, evacuation plans, and other resources are available in the event of a flood emergency.San Joaquin County Emergency Services SJ Readyhttps://sjready.org/disasters/flooding.html Sign up here for San...Read More
“We are deeply saddened to share that California Sportfishing Protection Alliance has released a statement that activist and legendary water leader Bill Jennings, died on December 27, 2022. Bill was a co-founder of Restore the Delta, Board Member Emeritus of our organization, mentor and friend. Bill will be deeply missed.”– Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, executive director, Restore...Read More
For Immediate Release: 12/16/2022Contact: Brian Smith, 415-320-9384 brian@bpspr.com WASHINGTON, D.C./SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Little Manila Rising, Restore the Delta, and Save California Salmon filed a Title VI (Civil Rights) Complaint and a Petition for Rulemaking with the US Environmental Protection Agency. The coalition is represented by the Stanford Environmental Law...Read More
For Immediate Release: December 14, 2022Contact: Tim Stroshane, Restore the Delta, 510-847-7556, tim@restorethedelta.org Stockton, CA – Today, Restore the Delta submitted detailed comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report on the Delta Conveyance Project (Delta Tunnel) to the California Department of Water Resources. Read the comment letter and attachments by Restore the Delta. The Delta Conveyance Project (Delta Tunnel)The proposed project...Read More
Keep Restore the Delta working for you in 2023! This has been action packed year at Restore the Delta. In fact, we feel as if we have completed two years of work this year, and there is plenty more coming our way. Help us continue our fight with an end-of-year donation. You can donate here. Delta...Read More
Spencer Fern, Science Coordinator, Restore the Delta, spencer@restorethedelta.orgOver the past few years, Stockton has been plagued with a blue-green nuisance known as harmful algal blooms (HABs). As the Science Coordinator for Restore the Delta, I run Restore the Delta’s HABs monitoring program to help fill in data gaps for government agencies related to Stockton waterways.Growing up...Read More
Dear Friends, We are at a crossroad for the future of the Delta. 2022 has been a year filled with hope and much progress at Restore the Delta. However, we have also had to remain vigilant in our opposition to the Delta tunnel and regarding government efforts centered on further reducing flows into the estuary...Read More
For Immediate Release: 11/16/22Contact:Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Stockton, CA – As the results of the CA-9 Congressional Election are now in, Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, executive director of Restore the Delta, issued the following statement:“Restore the Delta would like to congratulate Josh Harder for his election victory. Representative Harder returning to Congress ensures that an advocate for a healthy and sustainable Bay-Delta...Read More
Join us on Thursday November 17th at 6:30 PM for Where the Future Flows: An Online Benefit for Restore the Delta. Register here today. After polling our members and the majority of those answered that they would prefer a virtual event, we feel that this is the best way we can share with you the work...Read More
By: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla RECAP: Where The Future Flows – Next Generation Visioning On October 13th and 14th, Restore the Delta held its two-day symposium featuring next generation Delta leaders. Panels addressed: Climate Change Harmful Algal Blooms Sustainable Agriculture Delta Environmental Justice Needs Tribal and Historical Inclusion Salinity, Water Quality, and Fisheries Delta Recreation and Public Access We...Read More
