The Stanislaus River and its Native Species are Threatened

Native fish species are an integral part of our community and lives and are an important part of our heritage, families and jobs. As beneficiaries of water from the Stanislaus River all of us who receive enjoyment and/or our livelihoods from the River have an obligation to protect the river and its native fish species.

Public policy must be guided by the best physical science available. The scientific research in the Stanislaus River and the Delta proves the single largest threat to the survival of native fish species is predation. “Solutions” which propose that only more water will somehow promote survival of native species and exclude the impacts of non-native predator species are simply not based on credible science.

The “solution,” the Biological Opinion, should be revised to include studies that account for predation as well as consider impacts on the river and the New Melones Reservoir from the incomplete studies.

O. mykiss is the scientific species name for the entire population of Central Valley steelhead. The Stanislaus River currently has more than 20,000 rainbow trout. More >

Without water many farms may go out of business and some may have to drastically cut back resulting in fewer jobs for our families. More >

Agriculture is the economic engine of both San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties and without water, ag will suffer. More >