Op-Ed: Improving salmon and steelhead habitat

Date Published: May 16,2010

How would California stakeholders fare if we were issued a report card on our work to improve salmon and steelhead habitat around the State? By "stakeholders" I mean state and federal agencies, agricultural interests, environmental groups, water agencies, and those involved in water management. The challenge is, of course, incredibly difficult. But recently, several landmark settlements have been developed to improve habitat in our state's rivers, from the Klamath to the San Joaquin. One of these promising habitat enhancement efforts is on the lower Yuba River.