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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,...
The NHA Sign Is Back … and Here’s Why We’re Excited About It
December 13, 2023
A Yolo County Public Works crew installs the replacement for a sign damaged when it was hit by a car in July. Located on Jefferson Boulevard just outside of West Sacramento, the new sign is a little farther from its...
Delta Protection Advisory Committee to gain Tribal representative
September 22, 2023
Delta Protection Commission Chair Diane Burgis STOCKTON, Calif. (Sept. 21, 2023) – The Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) will gain a tribal representative under action taken Thursday by the Delta Protection Commission. “It’s about engagement, opportunity and giving the tribes...
DPC turns out for Save the Delta Town Hall
September 15, 2023
WALNUT GROVE, Calif. (Sept. 15, 2023) – Six representatives of the Delta Protection Commission were leaders or featured speakers Thursday night at the Save the Delta Town Hall, sponsored by the Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (APAPA) Delta Chapter....
Clarksburg: an Exception to School Segregation
September 7, 2023
Photo courtesy of Clarksburg Library Collection and Friends of the 1883 Clarksburg Schoolhouse Class photos have an eternal charm, with their mix of children who are happy, grumpy, candid, posed, awkward, or indifferent (and inevitably at least one with wildly...
Delta Protection Advisory Committee members reappointed
July 21, 2023
RIO VISTA, Calif. (July 21, 2023) – The Delta Protection Commission re-appointed five incumbents Thursday to the Delta Protection Advisory Commission (DPAC). The reappointed members and the institutions they represent are: Todd Bruce – recreation – Delta recreationist Mariah Looney...
National Heritage Area Signs Going Up in the Delta
June 19, 2023
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 19, 2023) – Rich farmland on the left, the Sacramento River Deep Water Ship Channel and Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area on the right. These iconic Delta scenes form the backdrop for one of the first three...
Committee Approves Goals for National Heritage Area
June 9, 2023
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 9, 2023) – A key committee adopted five goals last week for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area. “We are excited to make progress on the NHA management plan, but the real significance of this...