2020: The Speakers

Agenda & Videos The Speakers Poster Sessions Dr. Steve Blumenshine California State University, Fresno Steve Blumenshine is a professor in the CSU-Fresno Biology Department. He maintains an active lab group and research program focused on juvenile Chinook Salmon & their habitats with funding from a variety of sources, including the SJRRP. Much of our research […]

Science

The SJRRP collects a wide range of physical and biological data on the San Joaquin River. Follow the links below for study plans, reports, raw data, and other scientific information collected by the Program. Study Plans The SJRRP funds many scientific studies and data collection efforts as part of the Monitoring and Analysis Plan (MAP). […]

Background and History

San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement The San Joaquin River Restoration Program is the direct result of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement reached in September 2006 by the U.S. Departments of the Interior and Commerce, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and the Friant Water Users Authority (FWUA). The Settlement, which followed an 18-year lawsuit, […]

Restoration Flows Postponed

San Joaquin River Restoration Program Postpones Restart of Restoration Flows This notice serves to inform the public that the Restoration Administrator, a court-appointed position selected by the Friant Defendants and Plaintiffs in the Settlement, has postponed the resumption of Restoration Flows. Restoration Flows will resume no earlier than October 1. Restoration Flows were ceased on […]

Record-Breaker! Salmon return in droves for 2025

The San Joaquin River Restoration Program set a new record this year for returning adult spring-run Chinook salmon: 448 – the highest number of captured returns recorded since the Program started reintroducing spring-run juveniles in 2014. “The high return numbers clearly demonstrate that spring-run Chinook can survive and return to spawn in the San Joaquin […]

Science Meeting

2023 Science Meeting The San Joaquin River Restoration Program 2023 Science and Engineering Meeting is a two-day event at the San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust. Pathway to Success will highlight efforts to restore fish, flows and passage within the Restoration Area of California’s second-longest river from Friant Dam to the confluence with the […]

Data Reporting

This table provides a summary of the current and previous year’s studies and their status. This table will be updated biannually and will provide data and reports as they become available. Please click on the study name to get a summary of the current and previous year’s studies and their status. Report Status Data Availability […]

General Outreach

Note: Some reports, although portioned into manageable sizes are still quite large and may take some time to download – depending on your download speed. Espanol: Programa de Restauración del Río San Joaquín – Hoja de Datos, septiembre de 2009