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Register Now for the Nov. 15 Delta Heritage Forum
September 3, 2024
Registration is now open for the Delta Heritage Forum, a free, full-day annual event that celebrates Delta stories, nurtures collaboration, and inspires new thinking and initiatives in the Delta heritage community. The event will be held during the day (tentatively...
Survey: The Delta Supports State-Boosted Sustainable Ag. Practice: What Does That Look Like?
August 22, 2024
Explore more of the survey data yourself with this interactive web app. What policies would Delta residents support for adapting to environmental changes in the region? Given nine choices in a recent survey of Delta residents, only one garnered majority...
NOTICE: Delta National Heritage Area Advisory Committee Openings (Deadline: Aug. 16, 2024)
July 19, 2024
OAKLEY, Calif. (July 19, 2024) – The Delta Protection Commission created a new advisory committee on Thursday to recommend policies, processes, and governance as the Commission implements the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Management Plan. The National Heritage Area...
Delta Water Recreation: Access Is Everything
July 12, 2024
Tricia Canton (Photo courtesy of Delta Sculling Center) Water defines the Delta, and access to water defines people’s connection to the Delta. For both Dr. Pat Tirone and Tricia Marie Canton, there was no access in the beginning. Their early...
Letter: DPC Supports H.R. 7719, Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal Act of 2024
June 17, 2024
DELTA PROTECTION COMMISSION Diane Burgis, Chair (Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors) 2101 Stone Blvd., Suite 200, West Sacramento, CA 95691 (916) 375-4800 | delta.ca.gov June 14, 2024 The Honorable John Garamendi United States House of Representatives 2004 Rayburn House...
Festa: A Medieval Portuguese Tradition Thrives (and Evolves) in the California Delta
June 14, 2024
When Azorean Portuguese arrived in the California Delta during the Gold Rush, they brought with them a Medieval tradition that has proved resilient in a sea of constant change: the Holy Ghost Festa. “My dad always talked about ‘the footsteps,...
Delta History: a March for LGBT Rights
June 3, 2024
Video screenshot of One Struggle One Fight marchers as they left Locke in March 2009 Gay activism in California is often associated with cities. But in March 2009, a group of activists took their cause on a march through the...
U-Pick Season Is Here, and It’s Delta-licious!
May 21, 2024
Scenes from the Cherry Pit and Ah-May’s Strawberry U-Pick in Brentwood and Victoria Island Farms/Sabbatical distillery in Holt. U-pick season has begun, and Northern California families are flocking to Delta farms to pick their own cherries, strawberries, blueberries, and more....
Delta Protection Advisory Committee Members Appointed, Reappointed
May 16, 2024
RIO VISTA, Calif. (May 16, 2024) – The Delta Protection Commission appointed two new members and re-appointed four incumbents to the Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) on Thursday. The new appointees are Emily Pappalardo, Delta Business Seat 2 (on the...
Delta Asian American & Pacific Islander History: Six Stories
May 2, 2024
The Delta’s history is deeply intertwined with the story of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and Sikh immigration to California. Drawn first by the Gold Rush and then by railroad construction, Asian immigrants fanned out across the Delta as farming ramped up....