“The Delta Protection Commission developed a plan that promotes the continued appreciation and protection of the natural, historic, and cultural resources associated with the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area, a place important to our nation’s history and heritage,” wrote Charles F. Sams III, Director of the National Park Service.
“We commend you for completing this well-conceived plan and for involving the interested Tribes, citizens, and organizations in the five counties of the Delta region.”
The Delta NHA, created by Congress in 2019 (PDF), is California’s first and only National Heritage Area. The Delta Protection Commission, a California state agency, was designated the local coordinating entity for the Delta NHA.
“We are grateful to Interior for its approval,” said DPC Executive Director Bruce Blodgett. “The Management Plan is critical for the success of the NHA, because it serves as a guide for the DPC and the NHA partnership network going forward.”
Diane Burgis, Chair of the Delta Protection Commission, also lauded Interior’s action. “The Delta is precious and fragile,” she said. “It is a national treasure, worthy of recognition, celebration, and protection. The approval of the Management Plan acknowledges that and assures us that we are on the right path.”
The NHA
The NHA’s boundary extends from Sacramento to Stockton to Vallejo with the junction of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers at its heart (see map below).
The Management Plan outlines five broad themes that will be celebrated as implementation moves forward:
Water: Precious Lifeblood for the Delta and California – The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is California’s oasis, located at the center of the state’s water challenges and opportunities, and a water passage between the Pacific Ocean and inland California.
The Beating Heart of Natural California – The Delta lies at the center of California’s biological and physical environment, supporting numerous biologically diverse species and connecting California’s freshwater resources to the Pacific Ocean.
Abundance, Diversity, Resistance, and Survival – Native Americans in the Delta – Native Americans thrived in the Delta prior to European settlement, developing complex and diverse societies, deeply rooted in the landscape, that have endured despite existential threats such as disease and genocide.
The Delta Becomes California’s Cornucopia – Through capital, human labor, and technology, the Delta became one of the nation’s most productive agricultural regions, with the ability to grow a large variety of crops, farmed by large and small operations.
Cultural Influences of the Delta – Enduring Legacies of American, Asian, European, and Latin American Immigrants: Bringing their own ambition and skills to the Delta, cultural and ethnic communities from Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States shaped the region’s agriculture and industry during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century and continue to leave an indelible imprint on the landscape.
Next Steps
The Management Plan will go to the Commission for final approval in March.
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Media contact: Bruce Blodgett, Executive Director, Delta Protection Commission, (530) 650-6811 or bruce.blodgett@delta.ca.gov.
The 2025 Class of the Delta Leadership Program. Back row, L-R: Gerry Goodie Jr., Gregg McMillon, Ashley Seufzer, Megan Harrison, Amber McDowell, Ahmad Majid, Jack Cronin, Lea Emmons II, Lacy Berry, Misty Kaltreider, Heather Swinney, and Gerald Strootman. Front row, L-R: Josh McMillon, Kathleen Schaefer, Esther Mburu, Beatriz Portillo, Yuen Lenh, Kirsten Pringle, and LeighAnn Davis.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 10, 2025) – Nineteen emerging Delta leaders convened Friday at the Nature Conservancy in Sacramento for the kickoff of the 2025 Delta Leadership Program.
Run by the Delta Protection Commission and the Delta Leadership Foundation, the program is designed to build and support leadership within the Delta community. “We’re making you stronger leaders so the Delta is stronger,” Leadership Foundation President Mike Campbell told the group.
The group will gather four more times between now and April for daylong seminars that will provide deep dives into the Delta’s ecology, economy, heritage, regulatory framework, and more. Seminars will also hone participants’ leadership skills and serve as workshops for team projects that will be presented to the Delta Protection Commission on May 15.
This year’s participants are (a text-only list follows the photo gallery):
Lacy Berry (Clarksburg) – Community Volunteer, Town of ClarksburgJack Cronin (Rio Vista) – Assistant Engineer, Metropolitan Water DistrictLeighAnn Davis (Brentwood) – Executive Director, Contra Costa Co. Historical SocietyLea Emmons II (Tracy) – Water Operations Superintendent, City of TracyGerry Goodie Jr. (Walnut Grove) – Manager/Owner, Wimpy’s MarinaMegan Harrison (Livermore) – District Planner, California Department of Parks and RecreationMisty Kaltreider (Fairfield) – Water & Natural Resources Manager, County of SolanoYuen Lenh (Sacramento) – Water Rights Engineer, MBK EngineersAhmad Majid (Stockton) – Watershed Protection Advocate, Stockton-area community organizationsEsther Mburu (Stockton) – Carbon Policy Analyst, Restore the DeltaAmber McDowell (Walnut Grove) – Executive Director, Sacramento County Farm BureauGregg McMillon (Sacramento) – Water Resources Engineer, California Department of Water ResourcesJosh McMillon (Walnut Grove) – Community Volunteer, Town of Walnut GroveBeatriz Portillo (Martinez) – Senior Emergency Planning Coordinator, Contra Costa County Office of Emergency ServicesKirsten Pringle (Sacramento) – Project Manager, MBK EngineersKathleen Schaefer (San Anselmo) – Clerk, Delta Region Geologic Hazard Abatement DistrictAshley Seufzer (Sacramento) – Program Manager, Audubon CaliforniaGerald Strootman (Acampo) – Ag and Commercial Lender, F&M BankHeather Swinney (Sacramento) – Deputy Project Leader, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, also an ex officio member of the Delta Protection Advisory Committee
Lacy Berry (Clarksburg) – Community Volunteer, Town of Clarksburg
Jack Cronin (Rio Vista) – Assistant Engineer, Metropolitan Water District
LeighAnn Davis (Brentwood) – Executive Director, Contra Costa Co. Historical Society
Lea Emmons II (Tracy) – Water Operations Superintendent, City of Tracy
Gerry Goodie Jr. (Walnut Grove) – Manager/Owner, Wimpy’s Marina
Megan Harrison (Livermore) – District Planner, California Department of Parks and Recreation
Misty Kaltreider (Fairfield) – Water & Natural Resources Manager, County of Solano
Yuen Lenh (Sacramento) – Water Rights Engineer, MBK Engineers
Ahmad Majid (Stockton) – Watershed Protection Advocate, Stockton-area community organizations
Esther Mburu (Stockton) – Carbon Policy Analyst, Restore the Delta
Amber McDowell (Walnut Grove) – Executive Director, Sacramento County Farm Bureau
Gregg McMillon (Sacramento) – Water Resources Engineer, California Department of Water Resources
Josh McMillon (Walnut Grove) – Community Volunteer, Town of Walnut Grove
Beatriz Portillo (Martinez) – Senior Emergency Planning Coordinator, Contra Costa County Office of Emergency Services
This sign on northbound Interstate 5 in Lathrop is one of five installed recently by Caltrans. (Photo courtesy of Caltrans)
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif. (Dec. 27, 2024) – Caltrans District 10 has installed five more “Welcome to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area” signs at key entrances to the Delta.
“We’re grateful to Caltrans for this effort, and pleased to help expand motorists’ awareness of the Delta’s importance and national significance,” said Bruce Blodgett, executive director of the Delta Protection Commission. The Commission coordinates the National Heritage Area, California’s first and only NHA.
The sign locations, shown in a map below, are located on:
Westbound West Walnut Grove Road at Interstate 5
Westbound Highway 12 west of Lodi
Westbound Highway 4 west of Stockton
Northbound I-5 in Lathrop
Eastbound Interstate 205 west of I-5 in Tracy
Signs are planned for at least three more new locations (Twin Cities Road west of I-5, Highway 12 at Highway 160, and Highway 4 in Pittsburg). And one sign at the entrance to the eastbound Yolo Causeway on Interstate 80 needs to be replaced.
San Joaquin County Supervisor Tom Patti, a member of the Delta Protection Commission, said, “We are excited to see the Delta get the recognition it deserves. It truly is a special place. We hope the signs will lead more people to explore and enjoy what the region has to offer.”
Ram Bommavaram, Safe System Lead for Caltrans District 10, said his District’s portion of this process was initiated by Dennis Agar, the now-retired District 10 Director who also served on the Delta Protection Commission. Once the plan was in place, the District was able to compress a typical seven-month process into two months, culminating in the installation of the signs in mid-December.
Delta residents have shown strong interest in the signs. “It just acknowledges what we’ve known, that the Delta is special place and it deserves recognition,” Mario Moreno, chair of the Hood Community Council, said last year after a sign was installed on Hood Franklin Road. “It’s beautiful, and it should be treasured and taken care of.”
Knowing how much the signs mean to Delta communities is very satisfying, Bommavaram said. “We’re glad the work was done, and we’re glad it’s recognized.”
The Delta Protection Commission’s 2012 Economic Sustainability Plan identified a need for more signage in the Delta, noting that the Delta economy generally, and recreation and tourism specifically, suffer from a lack of branding and marketing.
The welcome signs are a true joint effort, led by the Delta Protection Commission but conceived and carried out in partnership with:
ISLETON, Calif. (Dec. 16, 2024) – This map of Isleton from the California Public Utilities Commission shows that broadband internet – download speeds of at least 25 MB per second – is essentially non-existent in this rural Delta city of 800 people.
Last week at the Isleton Community Center, though, download speeds were clocked at over 900 MB per second.
What changed?
The results of the unWired speed test last week (Photo courtesy of unWired)
A new technology called Tarana Wireless and a public-private partnership between Isleton and unWired Broadband spurred a giant leap in economic, educational, health, safety, and social equity for this Delta town.
Broadband access is spotty in rural areas nationwide, and lack of access has become as detrimental to rural citizens’ opportunities as lack of electricity or phone service.
Bridging that gap in the Delta is even more challenging than in most rural areas: The preferred infrastructure solution – burying fiber optic cable along roads – isn’t an affordable option in Delta areas with high water tables and narrow levee roads.
Until now, that has left line-of-sight wireless as the main option, which can be problematic in heavily treed Delta communities.
A 2019 report (PDF) produced by Valley Vision for the Delta Protection Commission noted the severity of the problem in the Delta, and recommended solutions including public-private partnerships and using existing public assets, both of which happened in Isleton.
Tarana technology allows wireless signal to punch through trees and other obstacles, but it requires towers for transmission, and tower construction and permitting can be challenging. “The tower cannot lean or tip over, and we’re on an island that’s sinking,” said Isleton Vice Mayor David Kent, who took the lead for the City Council on the project.
unWired was – and still is – interested in piggybacking on the city’s iconic, but currently privately owned, water tower, but was not able to get access to it. One way the city was able to help was to provide a place for a tower on city land.
Installation of the unWired tower in Isleton earlier this month (Photo courtesy of unWired)
In exchange, the city gets rent and internet service for its facilities, and the option of better internet subscriptions for all its citizens.
Mark Peterson, Special Projects for unWired, said the company was serving about a dozen customers in Isleton with existing technology, but over 200 people expressed interest in the new technology, and the company has signed up 20 more since the tower went online.
These are small numbers compared with a service launch in an urban area, but this is the nature and challenge of rural broadband. It is also unWired’s focus. “Our mission has been to provide internet services to rural, underserved areas that couldn’t get underground high-speed providers like cable,” Peterson said.
One Isleton couple who attended the ribbon cutting reception last week – Byron Pon and Marlene Oyoung – saw an immediate transformation in their lives.
The retired couple bought a smart TV over a year ago, not realizing they could never get enough bandwidth to use it. They heard about unWired, signed up, and started watching all the programs they couldn’t watch on their old tube-style television, with its rabbit-ear antenna.
Marlene Oyoung and Byron Pon (Photo courtesy of unWired)
So far, that includes FX’s The Old Man, lots of basketball with endless on-demand replays, and a YouTube documentary. “We certainly have watched a lot,” Pon said. “To have it available after waiting a year is terrific.”
The better broadband also means business – including city business – can run more efficiently in Isleton, where just sending email has been routinely slow, and sometimes impossible during outages. It improves emergency response and access to remote work, telemedicine, and myriad educational opportunities.
Vice Mayor Kent called this progress “the proverbial win-win. It should be celebrated as an idealized and practical improvement to the quality of life for the citizens of Isleton.”
He wants it to serve as a test case for other rural communities as well. “If you can succeed here, you can succeed anywhere,” he said.
That’s also the focus of Valley Vision, which manages a broadband consortium funded by the state Public Utilities Commission.
“Most small cities have capacity problems,” said Valley Vision Managing Director Trish Kelly. Valley Vision works with agencies including the Delta Protection Commission to provide the advice and support needed to carry broadband projects to completion.
“It’s a big challenge, but we’re making progress,” Kelly said. “It’s a big milestone.”
ANTIOCH, Calif. (Nov. 17, 2024) – More than 80 Delta heritage professionals and aficionados gathered Friday at the Antioch Historical Society Museum for a day of storytelling and inspiration at the 6th Delta Heritage Forum.
The Forum was organized by the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area. The NHA – California’s first and only – was created by Congress in 2019, underscoring the region’s historical and cultural value. The NHA is coordinated by the Delta Protection Commission.
To receive notifications about next year’s Delta Heritage Forum, sign up for the NHA’s bi-monthly newsletter, the Delta Heritage Courier.
Explore more of the survey data yourself with this interactive web app. To learn more about flood preparedness in the Delta, please visit DeltaFloodReady.com.
Pretty much the entire Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is a floodplain, where the chances of flooding in any given year are as high as 1 in 10 in some areas[1].
But the Delta Residents Survey found that only about a third of rural Delta residents and a fifth of Delta city dwellers have flood insurance.
Studies show households without insurance take longer to recover[2].
Given the risk, the number of households with insurance may seem low. But Michael Mierzwa, a civil engineer for the California Department of Water Resources, noted this is actually above average. Statewide, about 2% of property owners have flood insurance.
He said there are two likely reasons for the Delta’s higher participation rate: One is the Delta’s generational experience with flooding. Memories run long here.
The other is that mortgages issued in flood-prone areas require flood insurance.
But is this participation rate good enough in the flood-prone Delta? No, Mierzwa said, it should be 100%. “You need something in that area. Even if you’re levee protected, the levees are not foolproof.”
Why Don’t More People Get Insurance?
Kathleen Schaefer, a doctoral student in civil and environmental engineering at UC Davis, said research shows three things will get people to invest in flood insurance:
The issue must rise to a level of concern. “The year we sold the most flood insurance policies in the state was the year of the Godzilla El Niño,” she said, referring to the winter of 2015-16.
Their neighbor buys flood insurance or they know someone who has it.
Flood insurance is affordable.
Affordability is a key issue in the Delta, where many of the small towns have high rates of poverty. This is why Schaefer has worked with the Delta Region Geologic Hazard Abatement District on a pilot program to provide inclusive flood insurance to property owners in Isleton.
Photos: Isleton flooded in 1972 following a levee break (photos: Department of Water Resources)
One goal of the program is providing a disaster recovery benefit in the event of a flood – a modest no-strings-attached payout to every property owner to help with the immediate costs of flooding, such as finding temporary housing in a hurry.
This is called parametric insurance, which provides a fixed benefit based on a pre-defined trigger, or parameter. For Isleton, it would pay if a sensor at the city’s wastewater pumping station detected more than 16 inches of water.
The payout would not be enough to cover the cost of repairing or rebuilding a flood-damaged home, Schaefer said, but the goal is to provide cash when households need it most.
And given that half of Isleton property owners don’t have flood insurance, Schaefer said, it’s a big improvement over the help people would get now. “Everyone pays a little, everyone gets a little,” she said.
She pointed out the National Flood Insurance Program doesn’t pay anything for alternative housing. And for what it does cover, the property owner must pay contractors with their own money first.
The Delta Region Geologic Hazard Abatement District
The pilot started two years ago when the city of Isleton formed the Delta Region Geologic Hazard Abatement District. Its boundaries are the same as the city’s, but it is a separate entity with authority for managing geologic and flood hazards.
The district was recently awarded pilot funding of $100,000 per year for two years by the Department of Water Resources. It will use the funding to work out the details, including how much the disaster recovery benefit will cost and how the money would be paid out.
The money can also be used to pay for the policy initially. But to get off the ground, the proposal will require voter approval, because property owners in the district would ultimately pick up the costs of the policy.
“The voters have to decide,” said City Councilman David Kent, who serves on the board of the district.
“What I want to do is make them a deal,” he said. “Your residence is in proximity of a 30-foot wall of water. The deal is the economy of scale at the government level can protect you. But it can’t do it without the standard mechanism of collecting funds.”
Schaefer puts it another way. “There are two certainties in life: We will all die, and levees will eventually fail. The big question is, which will come first?” she said. “We have life insurance to protect our families if we die before the levee fails. The goal of this program is to protect families if the levee dies first.”
Isleton as a Model
While parametric insurance is not a new concept, Kent said, funding it with a geologic hazard abatement district is. Only one other place has tried it – New York City – and that program has no long-term funding yet.
If Isleton is successful, the Department of Water Resources will be looking to apply what is learned there to other Central Valley communities interested in this kind of protection.
“The state’s role in this is to help them start the process,” said DWR’s Mierzwa. “What we get out of it is a community that’s more resilient, and we learn from the process and can help kick off community-based flood insurance in other small communities.”
The next Delta Region Geologic Hazard Abatement District board meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Isleton Community Center. The public is invited to attend.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Sept. 19, 2024) – The Delta Protection Commission appointed 12 members and4 alternates Thursday to the Commission’s new National Heritage Area Advisory Committee.
The Committee will recommend policies, processes, and governance as the Commission implements the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Management Plan. Committee members will also act as ambassadors to the diverse partners and communities in the NHA.
The appointees are:
Mike Campbell, president of the Delta Leadership Foundation, board member of Friends of the 1883 Clarksburg Schoolhouse, served on NHA Management Plan Advisory Committee
Colin Coffey, an elected member of the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District
Lisa Craig, Mayor of Lodi, President of The Craig Group Partners, a Lodi-based preservation and planning consulting firm
Dwayne Eubanks, President Antioch Historical Society from 2019 to 2023
Carol Jensen, author, active in Delta historical societies, works in finance, accounting & information systems consulting, served on NHA Management Plan Advisory Committee
Morris Lum, has served as president of the Sacramento Historical Society and board member of the Sacramento River Delta Historical Society and Sacramento History alliance, an elected director of Recreational Boaters of California, member of Delta Protection Advisory Committee, alum of the Delta Leadership Program (2022)
Don Nottoli, former Sacramento County Supervisor, former chair of Delta Protection Commission
Elizabeth Patterson, former mayor of Benicia, lead project manager for the State Lands Commission’s initiative leading to the adoption of the Delta Protection Act; was vice chair of NHA Management Plan Advisory Committee
David Stuart, archeologist, Director of Sacramento Science Center (now MoSAC), Sacramento History Museum, and San Joaquin County Historical Museum,Sacramento River Delta Historical Society board member, served on NHA Management Plan Advisory Committee
Stuart Walthall, chairman of non-profits including the Locke Foundation, chair of the Locke Management Association, professional musician
Paulette Hennum, former Tribal Affairs Program Manager, California State Parks; has worked in museums as an officer, board member, program advisor, peer reviewer, collections care assessor and grant reviewer; served on NHA Management Plan Advisory Committee
Amanda Blosser, a cultural resource specialist at the Diablo Range District ofCalifornia State Parks, worked on the National Heritage Area interpretive plan for State Parks
Chris Lim, Executive Director of the Contra Costa Resource Conservation District, an alumof Delta Leadership Program (2022)
Other entities that may be represented by ex officio members in the future may include the Contra Costa Resource Conservation District, the Delta Stewardship Council, the East Bay Regional Park District, the National Park Service, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy, and the Suisun Resource Conservation District.
In addition to the above, two members of the Delta Protection Commission – Chair Diane Burgis of Contra Costa County and Commissioner Oscar Villegas of Yolo County – sit on the Committee. The group will be chaired by the Delta Protection Commission Executive Director Bruce Blodgett or his designee.
The Committee, which is governed by this charter (PDF), succeeds the NHA Management Plan Advisory Committee, whose work is done now that the Management Plan has been submitted to the Secretary of the Interior, via the National Park Service.
The Committee’s first meeting will be Oct. 31 in Oakley. The agenda for the meeting will be posted at least 10 days in advance.
Gerry Goodie, shown here in the front row on the right side at his first DPAC meeting in February
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Sept. 19, 2024) – The Delta Protection Commission on Thursday named one seat on the Delta Protection Advisory Committee in honor of Gerry Goodie, who served on DPAC briefly this year before passing away.
The Gerry Goodie Memorial Seat is Delta General Public Seat 2, currently occupied by Goodie protege Katie Wiley, who was appointed to the committee in May.
DPAC Chair Anna Swenson spearheaded the action. “He was so active, a great communicator, and a valued member of the Delta public,” she said of Goodie.
DPAC provides recommendations to the Delta Protection Commission on diverse interests within the Delta, including the Delta’s ecosystem, water supply, socioeconomic sustainability, recreation, agriculture, flood control, environment, water resources, utility infrastructure, and other Delta issues.
Delta Week was created in 2022 with state Senate Concurrent Resolution 119 to call on all Californians “to acknowledge the high value of the Delta and the multiple benefits of a healthy Delta region.”
This year, we’d like to celebrate Delta Week by sharing five ways to honor the Delta.
The Delta’s waterways are critically important to wildlife, farmers, and people. Its rivers and sloughs are not a place to dump trash, automobiles, or boats. Removing abandoned vehicles and vessels is costly, and once their oil, fuel, and other toxic materials escape into the water, the damage is done.
The Delta’s throughways are primarily two-lane roads, often on narrow levees, and they serve slow-moving farm vehicles, not just hurried commuters. Please be patient and courteous with all who share the road, and pass only where it is legal to do so, and only when it is safe.
The Delta is filled with farmstands and U-pick operations where you can taste the bounty that rich Delta soils produce all summer long. It’s also a wine-producing region where you can sample and buy from producers big and small year-round.
The Delta’s culture and history are so distinctive and important that Congress designated it a National Heritage Area, California’s first and only NHA. The Delta Narratives, produced for the Delta Protection Commission by Sacramento State, is filled with information about the region’s history. And the VisitCADelta website links to heritage and cultural resources throughout the Delta.
The program targets potential or emerging leaders in the Delta from all walks of life – agriculture, law enforcement, local government, non-profit organizations, local business, and the tourism and hospitality sectors, among others. It puts participants through an intensive curriculum to expand their knowledge of key issues and challenges in the Delta, teach them leadership skills and tools, build relationships and trust, and foster community.
The ultimate goal of the program, which has been operating since 2016, is to build a cadre of dedicated leaders to protect and improve the Delta. Alumni can be seen in leadership positions throughout the Delta and often appear in the news.
What’s Involved
Interested participants can apply, or they can be nominated. (Application information is below.)
Nominations and applications are accepted through Nov. 22, participants are announced the week of Dec. 9, and the curriculum – five day-long seminars – runs January through April. Nominees must commit to 100% attendance on these dates to be considered for participation in the program:
Seminar 1: Jan. 10 in Sacramento
Seminar 2: Feb. 7 in Stockton
Seminar 3: Feb. 28 in Rio Vista
Seminar 4: March 28 in Oakley
Seminar 5: April 25 in Clarksburg
In addition to attending seminars, participants work on team projects designed to benefit the Delta, with some of the work occurring during seminars and some on their own time – about two hours per month. When feasible, participants take a tour of the Delta by boat in the late spring.
The program concludes with a graduation at the Delta Protection Commission meeting tentatively scheduled for 5 p.m.May 15 at a location in the Delta. The exact date and location will be determined in November, when Commission sets its 2025 meeting schedule. (Information continues below photo.)
Scenes from the 2024 Delta Leadership Program
Nominating or applying
The application form can be completed online. The deadline is midnight Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.
The quality and content of the nomination is critical to the candidate’s success. Try to include specific examples and make sure you have included all of your nominee’s civic and leadership experience and service.
If you are nominating someone, they will be notified of your nomination as soon as you submit it. Nominees accepted into the program will be notified by the week of December 9, 2024.
Class size is limited, so not all nominees will be accepted – as a courtesy to all applicants, please refrain from announcing nomination submissions publicly.
REQUIRED: Upload at least one and no more than three substantial letters of recommendation. You will upload these during the online application process.
REQUIRED: Nominee/applicant must complete Letter of Commitment online, also by Nov. 22 (they will get a link when your nomination is submitted).
OPTIONAL: Upload nominee’s resume, if available. You can upload this during the application process.
QUESTIONS?
If you have questions, please contact Program Coordinator Erik Vink at erik.vink@delta.ca.gov or (530) 650-6327.
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West Sacramento, Calif. (Jan. 16, 2025) – The U.S. Department of Interior today approved the Management Plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area (Delta NHA).
