The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has released a draft conservation strategy related to the Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley and Delta.

The draft report, entitled “Conservation Strategy for Restoration of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Ecological Management Zone and the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley Regions,” will be available for public review and comment from July 22 until Aug. 22.

The document identifies biologically promising ecosystem restoration opportunities in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Ecological Management Zone and the Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin Valley regions, and it provides the rationale for restoration actions specific to each of these regions.

It provides the conceptual framework and process that will guide the refinement, evaluation, prioritization, implementation, monitoring and review of Ecosystem Restoration Program (ERP) actions. ERP performance measures can be found in Appendix D.

The draft report is available on the DFG Web site at www.dfg.ca.gov/erp/reports_docs.asp.

All comments must be received by DFG no later than noon on August 22, 2011. Comments can be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Comments may also be mailed or hand-delivered to:

Chad Dibble

Department of Fish and Game

830 S St.

Sacramento, CA 95811

All comments submitted by the due date will be considered as the report is finalized.

Questions about the report should be directed to Chad Dibble, Senior Environmental Scientist, at 916-445-1202 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..