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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....
Delta Leadership Program Graduates a New Class of Leaders
April 21, 2024
Participants Share Their ‘Ah Ha!’ Moments Top image, L-R: the 2024 Class of the Delta Leadership Program – MacKenzie Owens, Krystal Moreno, Cintia Cortez, Malissa Tayaba, Katie Wiley, Matthew Brown, Nancy Young, Alice LLano, Min Park, Tim Cook (not shown:...
Women of the Delta: Hidden No More
March 20, 2024
WALNUT GROVE, Calif. (March 20, 2024) – The role women have played in Delta history has been somewhat invisible, said Maryellen Burns, president of the Sacramento River Delta Historical Society: “They’re the ones who did the interviews, they’re the ones...
Delta Protection Advisory Committee member appointed
March 8, 2024
Steven Hutchason HOOD, Calif. (March 8, 2024) – The Delta Protection Commission appointed Steven Hutchason to the Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) on Thursday. Hutchason is the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Wilton Rancheria, a tribe whose indigenous territory...
DPC Approves Delta National Heritage Area Management Plan
March 7, 2024
Top: Commissioners Paul Steele (left) and Jim Paroli (right). Bottom L-R: Commissioner Alan Nakanishi, NHA Advisory Committee Chair Elizabeth Patterson, DPC Program Manager Blake Roberts HOOD, Calif. (March 7, 2024) – The Delta Protection Commission (DPC) today approved a draft...
The Next Leg: West Sac to Clarksburg
February 29, 2024
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 29, 2024) – The Great California Delta Trail may grow its network of trails with a new segment from West Sacramento to Clarksburg. The segment would run along 6.4 miles of the Clarksburg Branch Line of...
Delta National Heritage Area Management Plan Released for Public Comment
February 5, 2024
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 5, 2024) – The Delta Protection Commission today released a public-comment draft of the Management Plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area (Delta NHA). All interested parties are encouraged to view the plan here,...
Delta Protection Advisory Committee member appointed
January 19, 2024
STOCKTON, Calif. (Jan. 18, 2024) – The Delta Protection Commission appointed Gerry Goodie to the Delta Protection Advisory Commission (DPAC) on Thursday. Goodie is co-owner, with his wife, of Wimpy’s Marina Restaurant & Bar in Walnut Grove. A 2023 alum...
2024 Delta Leadership Program Kicks Off
January 16, 2024
The 2024 class of the Delta Leadership Program. L-R front: Jacylyn Stokes, Pat Tirone, Priti Agarwal, Min Park, Samar Salma, Cintia Cortez, Matthew Brown, Nancy Young. L-R back: Tim Cook, Krystal Moreno, Malissa Tayaba, Katie Wiley, Ahmad Majid, Alice LLano,...