Dec 10, 2024
Advocacy | Water and Wildlife Endangered Species Act (ESA)The Federal Endangered Species Act (FESA) was passed by Congress in 1973 to protect and recover at risk species and the ecosystems upon which they depend. In 1984, California followed when the Legislature passed the...
Dec 10, 2024
Advocacy | Water and Wildlife Wildlife Policy Areas Affecting Local GovernmentThe California Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) are the two primary agencies responsible for fish and wildlife issues impacting rural counties and their citizens. Some of...
Dec 10, 2024
Advocacy | Water and Wildlife Water: Supply and DemandNearly 75 percent of California’s available water originates in the northern one-third of the state (north of Sacramento), while more than 70 percent of the demand occurs in the southern two-thirds of the state and...
Nov 15, 2024
Advocacy | Water and Wildlife DOI Proposes Strengthened Protections for Greater Sage-Grouse HabitatOn November 8th, the Department of the Interior announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published proposed updates to strengthen conservation and management of greater sage-grouse habitat on public lands in 10 Western states, including...
Nov 15, 2024
Advocacy | Water and Wildlife U.S. Representative Huffman Releases Statement Regarding FY 2023 Salmon Fishery Disaster ReliefOn November 7th, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) indicated that he had “just been assured by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that it would release the [2023 Salmon Fishery Disaster Relief] funds to the...
Nov 08, 2024
Advocacy | Water and Wildlife Wolf-Livestock Compensation Program Now Open for ApplicationsThe California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has reopened the Wolf-Livestock Compensation Program for applications for direct livestock loss compensation. The program, which had been depleted of its original $3 million in funds, received $600,000...
Nov 08, 2024
Advocacy | Water and Wildlife State Commission Adopts Report on Insurance CrisisOn Thursday, November 7, the nonpartisan Little Hoover Commission adopted a report on California’s ongoing property insurance crisis which was issued for public review earlier in the week. The report, which was developed over the...
Nov 01, 2024
Advocacy | Water and Wildlife Interior Department Delivers $46 Million for Klamath Basin RestorationOn October 30th, The U.S. Department of the Interior announced nearly $46 million in investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for ecosystem restoration activities that address high-priority Klamath Basin water-related challenges in southern Oregon...
Oct 18, 2024
Advocacy | Water and Wildlife Groundbreaking of Salton Sea Species Conservation Habitat Project ExpansionOn October 15, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, and Congressmember Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-Imperial) joined federal and state leaders to celebrate...
Oct 11, 2024
Advocacy | Water and Wildlife Pacific Flyway Habitat Enhancement Act Introduced in CongressThis week, U.S. Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-Butte) and Mike Thompson (D-Lake) announced the introduction of the Pacific Flyway Habitat Enhancement Act, which would allow the Secretary of Agriculture to enroll additional agricultural lands in the Farm...