Channel 3 did a nice story on salmon passing the fish ladder at the Lincoln Gauging Station behind Lincoln, as well as the video fish counting program by Friends of Auburn Ravine. The fish are counted by volunteers as the fish pass over a white
As reported in the Pacific Standard, an online magazine devoted to environmental issues, “Republicans from arid Western states have set their sights on making dam-building easier. Led by California Representative Tom McClintock, lawmakers from Wyoming, North Dakota, Arizona, and Colorado introduced a bill last week
The NID Board at their March 22 meeting received and approved a staff recommendation for accepting a grant proposal to carry out environmental studies relevant to the replacement or modification of Hemphill dam. Specifically the study would: Objective 1: Oversee Project and Convene Technical Advisory
Habitat 2020, the Habitat Committee of the Environmental Council of Sacramento and allies (including SARSAS and the Dark Sky Assoc.) the cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento with concerns about city light impacts on declining salmon populations. The groups point to the cities of Sacramento and
A report made to the State Water Resources Control Board October 2009 lists the water rights violations of the Nevada Irrigation District as found by the Water Rights Division. The listing begins on page 6, and can be found on the SARSAS Resources page under Law. Sate
NID is a public agency accountable to the public and must operate by rules governing a public agency; whether or not NID so operates is debatable. It website says it is an Independent Public Agency which is a meaningless refinement. Anyway, a public agency is
This year was one our best years for salmon returning to Auburn Ravine. You may view videos of salmon in Auburn on Facebook Save Auburn Ravine Salmon and Steelhead and our SARSAS website at www.sarsas.org. Please mail tax deductible checks to SARSAS, P.O. Box 4269.
The SARSAS Citizen Science Group has issued its report on water quality in the Auburn Ravine for the 2015-2016 Water Year along with a description of the Sampling Procedures and an outline of the Quuality Assurance Project Plan. All three documents are available on the SARSAS
Some of the best video of the salmon returning to the Auburn Ravine were captured by Bryan Elzy simply by sticking his GoPro in the water and waiting. It is worthwhile taking another look. Check out the video below. Salmon in the Auburn Ravine
SARSAS Supporter Tony Plescia heard a ruckus from the stream at the back of his property. He thought it might be a raccoon or similar animal in the stream, but it turned out to be big salmon checking out what the biologists had identified as