On Endangered Species Day, Groups Tell Water Board Feds Are 'Unreliable Partners'

Spring-run Chinook have also experienced a staggering 95% decline due to a lack of cold water flows in Central Valley salmon rivers.

On Endangered Species Day, Groups Tell Water Board Feds Are 'Unreliable Partners'
Butte Creek, a tributary of the Sacramento River, in the Butte Sink. A record low number of Spring Chinook Salmon returned to the creek in 2023 and 2024. Photo by Dan Bacher.