About Us
The California Central Valley Office is located in Sacramento in the heart of California’s Central Valley, only a few blocks from the State Capitol. The office has responsibility for salmon, steelhead trout, and green sturgeon conservation and recovery in the geographic region from the San Francisco Bay east including waters of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and its tributaries to their headwaters in the Sierras. We work in these river basins to protect species listed under the Endangered Species Act by evaluating the impact of proposed federal actions, developing recovery plans, seeking conservation partnerships with local governments and landowners, and ensuring safe fish passage past federal, and some private, dams.
Regulatory Work
Our office works with federal, state, and local partners to recover NOAA trust species. Part of our responsibilities include regulatory responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, National Environmental Policy Act, or other natural resource related laws. To submit a request for Endangered Species Act Section Seven consultation please send your documents to our office via our consultation email inbox: ccvo.consultationrequests@noaa.gov
Assistant Regional Administrator
Cathy Marcinkevage
Phone: 916.930.5648
Email: Cathy.Marcinkevage@noaa.gov
Recovery and Policy Branch
Howard Brown
Phone: 916.930.3608
Email: Howard.Brown@noaa.gov
California Central Valley Office Division Manager
Tancy Mill
Phone: 916.930.3605
Email: Tancy.Mill@noaa.gov
Water Operations and Delta Consultations Branch
Garwin Yip
Phone: 916.930.3611
Email: Garwin.Yip@noaa.gov
San Joaquin River Basin Branch
Jonathan Ambrose
Phone: 916.930.3717
Email: jonathan.ambrose@noaa.gov
Sacramento River Basin Branch
Ellen McBride
Phone: 916.930.3712
Email: Ellen.McBride@noaa.gov
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Branch
Steve Edmondson
Phone: 707.575.6052
Email: Steve.Edmondson@noaa.gov
Species and Topics of Interest
- West Coast Salmon
- West Coast Steelhead
- Green Sturgeon
- Central Valley Dams & Salmon (Story Map)
- Levee Vegetation Management in California: An overview of Law, Policy and Science, and Recommendations for Addressing Vegetation Management Challenges
- Recovery
- Recovery Through Reintroductions for California's Central Valley Salmon
- NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region Overview
- Mitigation Banks, Conservation Banks, and In-Lieu Fee Programs
