A marshy tract known as Sherman Island is one of the most sensitive and geographically important locations for water conveyance in California. On May 11, DWR began a restoration project on the southeast side of the island that combats climate change while protecting statewide water supply.
DWR Updates
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Lake Oroville Community Update for May 15, 2020.
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It’s estimated that the California Gold Rush brought close to 300,000 people from all over the world to our state in the mid-19th century. Among them, were some of the first Asian immigrants to enter the U.S.
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Groundwater is a life-giving resource located beneath our feet. It provides drinking water for millions of Californians, irrigation water for farmers who grow our food, and supplies numerous communities with their entire water supply.
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Lake Oroville Community Update for May 8, 2020.
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Nicole Kwan is an environmental scientist with DWR’s Division of Environmental Services. Her work focuses on the aquatic ecology of the Delta, with emphasis on fish communities and food web productivity in the Yolo Bypass floodplain.
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) scoping period concluded on April 17, 2020 after an extended 93-day public comment period. DWR is reviewing all submitted comments and will publish a scoping report summarizing the information this summer.
![Aerial view of Bidwell Bar Bridge.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Placeholder-images/blog/KG_aerials_01_24_19_32241.jpg?mw=200&hash=4E7F561D603BB710A5958BC5CF6584FF)
Lake Oroville Community Update for May 1, 2020
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Hundreds of juvenile Steelhead trout were released into the Feather River this spring, the culmination of a popular educational program that was interrupted by the COVID-19 health emergency.
![A view of Lake Oroville as a rain storm rolls in.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Placeholder-images/blog/KG_oroville_44277_11_26_.jpg?mw=200&hash=6074A81488264A25E237126F34C8AE7E)
Lake Oroville Community Update for April 24, 2020.