Restore Our Rivers for Tribes, Fishermen and Women, Communities, and the Environment

Sacramento, CA – On July 5th, 2023, California tribal governments, fishing, and environmental justice organizations will descend on Sacramento for a Day of Action on behalf of communities, fish, tribes, commercial fishermen and women, and the tens of thousands of jobs, businesses and families who depends on waters and our salmon fishery.

WHO: 
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Hoopa Valley Tribe, Karuk Tribe, Round Valley Indian Tribes, Pit River Tribe, Mechoopda Indian Tribe, Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, Restore the Delta, Save California Salmon, Golden State Salmon Association, Sacred Places Institute, California Indian Environmental Alliance, Little Manila Rising, Indigenous Justice, San Francisco Baykeeper, North Coast Native Protectors, Sierra Club California, Friends of the River, Tuolumne River Trust, and others...

WHAT: 
This daylong event will include visits with legislators and a rally on the steps of the State Capitol Building with speakers on water rights/fishing communities and the impacts of the salmon closure on the environment and the more than 30,000 jobs in California and Oregon that rely on this fishery resource.

WHERE:
West Steps, State Capitol Building, Sacramento

WHEN:
Press Conference/Rally 12:00 – 2:00 pm, Wednesday, July 5, 2023

WHY:

California’s water management system is broken. This is especially evident in the Bay-Delta and

its watersheds. Communities across the state are facing environmental, health, and cultural burdens related to poor water quality and lack of river flows. California’s 2023 salmon season has been closed, which is negatively impacting jobs and families, and could have been avoided.

This Day of Action will bring representatives of tribal, environmental justice, fishing, and conservation communities and people from across California to support current legislation that puts California on the path to a sustainable water and salmon future.