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Diverse interests
COllABORATING TO HElP SAlMON IN THE CENTRAl VAllEY
California Trout recognizes that nding solutions to some of the state’s most complex resource issues is not a “my way or the highway” approach. To the contrary, our strength lies in our ability to bring together diverse interests—farmers, conservation groups, tribes, landowners, agencies—to nd solutions that meet needs of sh and people. from working with rice
farmers to mimic lost Central Valley oodplain rearing habitat for juvenile salmon, to providing incentives to landowners in the Shasta Valley to restore salmon and steelhead habitat, we know collaborating with a range of vested stakeholders is key.
A milestone was achieved this past year with the launch of the Central Valley Salmon Habitat Partnership. With the leadership of our Senior Scientist, Jacob Katz, a broad group of stakeholders was formed to work together to restore and protect vital salmon and steelhead populations, habitats and ecosystem conditions.
The Central Valley has been ground zero in the struggle for limited water resources. As a result, salmon have struggled to survive in the highly altered landscape. The Partnership, which includes state and federal water and wildlife agencies, farmers and water suppliers, shermen, and conservationists, will work to leverage cooperation and science to better align priorities, funding and resources for salmon recovery.
Central Valley Salmon Habitat Partnership signing Photo: Mike Wier
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