by South Yuba River Citizens League | May 17, 2023
On May 16th , Governor Newsom, along with Yuba Water Agency, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) held a press conference announcing efforts to build a fish passage canal around Daguerre Point Dam and...
by South Yuba River Citizens League | May 17, 2023
On August 4, 2022, a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overruled the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), re-establishing California’s right to protect water quality in the Yuba, Bear, and Merced River Watersheds for the next 40 years.
by South Yuba River Citizens League | Mar 20, 2023
Forty years ago, the South Yuba River Citizens League began caring for the South Yuba River by advocating for dam removal and gaining Wild and Scenic protection. Today, their work encompasses the entire Yuba River watershed – from the Sierra crest to the valley floor....
by South Yuba River Citizens League | Sep 5, 2022
The Daguerre Point Dam was built in 1906 by the Army Corps of Engineers to prevent the flow of debris from upstream mining operations into the Feather and Sacramento Rivers. But an archaic design and a lack of maintenance have made the dam a key obstruction to the...
by South Yuba River Citizens League | Aug 4, 2022
Contacts: Melinda Booth, South Yuba River Citizens League, 650-207-0495, melinda@yubariver.org Chris Shutes, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, 510-421-2405, blancapaloma@msn.com Ron Stork, Friends of the River, 916-442-3155 x220,...