Tribes
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Tribes, activists rally in Sacramento over water rights
The rally featured speakers and tribal representatives from across the state, including from the Hoopa Valley Tribe and Karuk Tribe, both with ancestral lands in Humboldt County. The group called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to realign the state’s water rights system to greater favor management from tribes and less diversions for agriculture.
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California Tribes Submit Comments on Proposed Water Quality Standards
We write in strong support of EPA’s recognition that tribal reserved rights may be impaired by water quality standards that fail to, for instance, ensure sufficient instream flows to protect native fisheries and other riparian resources.
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$4 million for western states and tribes to combat invasive quagga and zebra mussels
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has allocated more than $4 million to support existing work by western states and tribes to combat the spread of invasive quagga and zebra mussels. Arizona has several quagga mussel-infested waterbodies and will benefit from the increased funding.
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Tribes could kill Columbia River sea lions under new bill
Bonneville Dam creates a barrier for fish in the Columbia River, making it a lucrative feeding ground for the sea lions. Because many of the salmon they eat are endangered, it also creates a dilemma for fish and wildlife managers.
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