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Partnership Between Winnemem Wintu Tribe and State and Federal Agencies Revitalizes Salmon Spawning Hopes in the McCloud River

The Winnemem Wintu tribe’s connection to the winter-run chinook salmon (known as Nur by the tribe) runs deep. The Nur are a part of the creation stories told for generations.

“When we first bubbled out of our sacred spring on Mt. Shasta at the time of creation, we were helpless and unable to speak. It was salmon, the Nur, who took pity on us humans and gave us their voice. In return, we promised to always speak for them.” – Winnemem Wintu Spiritual and Cultural Belief.

International Salmon Conservation Delegation comes to CWS!

The Center for Watershed Sciences (CWS), with partner CalTrout, hosted an International Salmon Conservation Delegation on campus at CWS and at study sites across the Sacramento Valley floodplains and wetlands. The attendees included delegates from the British Columbia Provincial and Canadian Crown governments, representatives from the Okanagan, Seabird and Sumas First Nations (including Sumas Chief Dalton Silver), and representatives of the Pacific Salmon Foundation.

California Rice and Wildlife Report Released

From ducks and cranes to giant garter snakes and salmon, flooded rice fields in California’s Central Valley offer important — often vital — habitat to many wildlife species. Yet uncertainties around crop markets, water and climate can prompt some growers to fallow rice fields or change their management practices.

Will today’s rice acreage under current practices be enough to meet key species’ needs? If not, how much rice is needed? Where should it be planted? And what management practices offer the greatest benefit for species of concern?

NSF International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program

Advanced Studies Institute:  International Approaches to Freshwater Ecosystems Sustainability and Management -  Applications are now open for a National Science Foundation International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program, in partnership with IHE Delft.

UC Water Academy & Climate Adaptation Science Academy Experiential Learning Expedition

UC Water Academy and CASA ELE - the UC Water Academy is an online undergrad and grad course currently offered this winter quarter focused on the infrastructure and rivers that move water throughout California, as well as the communities that depend on it. Although this course runs January 21 - March 14, all lectures and discussions are recorded, and the course is available for auditing or credit.

Ecogeomorphology of the Salmon River

The Ecogeomorphology course will be held this Spring quarter as both an undergraduate (GEL 136) and graduate (GEL 230) course. We'll focus on interdisciplinary study of the Salmon River watershed in Idaho. Please see the attached course announcement for more information.