Central Valley Region

 

Central Valley

The Central California region is managed from our office on the Russian River in Windsor just 10 minutes north of Santa Rosa. Central Valley projects are focused on restoration and management of floodplain habitats. The Nigiri Project on Knaggs Ranch in Yolo Bypass (Between Woodland and Sacramento) is our flag ship project for the Central Valley.

 
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Regional Goal

Leverage floodplain science and messaging to influence policy that expedites on-the-ground infrastructure improvements to promote robust fisheries and self-sustaining populations of wild salmonids in the Central Valley by allowing fish to access and benefit from functioning floodplains. Select a dot on the map to learn about each of our initiatives and their projects in this regions.

Region Director: Jacob Katz, Ph.D.

Jacob was born with gills. Fascinated with what happened below the water line he grew up chasing fish in every creek, puddle, river and pond he could find. Eventually, Jacob was hooked by school taking a Ph.D. in ecology at the UCD Center for Watershed Sciences under Dr. Peter Moyle. As Central California Director, he focuses on integrating biologic science and natural history into the management and operation of California’s water infrastructure and developing ways to get greater fish and wildlife benefit out of working agricultural landscapes while ensuring that California is always home to self-sustaining runs of wild salmon.

Jacob Katz Interview from California Trout on Vimeo.

Projects in the Central Valley Region

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Central Valley Salmon Habitat Partnership

Through science-based objectives and prioritized actions to implement them, the Salmon Partnership will advance recovery and maintenance of viable, self-sustaining spring-run and winter-run Chinook...

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Fish Food on Floodplain Farm Fields

Bring together farmers, conservationists, universities, and state and federal agencies to demonstrate innovative solutions for reintegrating fish food created in floodplain wetlands back to the river...

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Flood Infrastructure Retrofits

Retrofit flood infrastructure in the Tisdale and Sutter bypasses to enhance fish passage; improve water use efficiency; create floodplain rearing habitat for endangered salmonids; and increase...

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Floodplain Forward Coalition

Reconnect fish with the food and provide them a safe haven.

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Floodplain Salmon Habitat Credit Development

Develop on-farm water management practices that benefit native fish species and the aquatic ecosystems on which they depend for use in agriculture conservation incentive programs.

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Nigiri Project

Scientifically demonstrate that productivity created by shallow inundation of floodplains is foundational to supporting self-sustaining populations of fish and wildlife in the Central Valley.

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