Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday a $60 million plan to build a channel to open the Yuba River up so salmon and other threatened fish species can swim along the river’s dam.
The channel resembling a natural river would stretch 10 to 12 miles of habitat upstream, blocking the salmon migration route along the Yuba River.
“This is a big commitment, a $60 million project. We hope to get it done in the next few years,” Newsom said during the press conference.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), Yuba Water Agency, and the federal NOAA Fisheries agency are working together to help boost survival rates for endangered salmon and other fish species living in the river beds, as the dam has impeded their passage for more than a century….