Science-based, multi-stakeholder forum
In response to the need for a cohesive effort to recover Central Valley salmon, CalTrout, in partnership with Trout Unlimited and American Rivers, has convened a science-based, multi-stakeholder fisheries forum modeled directly on the Central Valley Joint Venture. The simple concept is to have a single venue that brings all players around the same table to agree on what makes good salmon habitat and set objectives for the amount of different kinds of habitat needed to recover self-sustaining runs of Central Valley salmon. The Central Valley Salmon Partnership (CVSP) has been endorsed by the Brown administration and has already garnered support at all levels of local, regional, state and federal government. Already nearly 20 resource conservation and fisheries organizations, local, state and federal agencies and private sector partners have joined the CVSP.
Real water solutions for fish and people
The partnership recognizes that Central Valley salmonid recovery is critical for successful and sustainable water management in California. Until these and other native fish species are on a trajectory towards viable, stable and self-sustaining populations, the turmoil over water use, quality and storage, flood management, floodplain land use, and a myriad other matters will continue unabated. Real solutions for Central Valley salmon depend on our ability to collaborate and integrate current science into the way we manage California’s water and to work together to build smart, multi-benefit projects that improve river conditions for salmon at every stage of their lifecycle. Only when we have accomplished this will we see real water solutions that support both fish and people. Guided by science, the CVSP will bring water users, farmers, conservations and government agencies together to replicate for fish the conservation success story so dramatically proven for birds.
Watch for us in the news when we gather in Sacramento to sign the CVSP charter and officially launch the partnership in August.
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