North Coast Region

The northern third of the California coast is home to some of the most important watersheds in the state — and to a number of formerly hyper-productive steelhead and salmon fisheries like the Trinity and Eel Rivers.

The North Coast is famous for its steelhead - many of which are declining.

Unfortunately, agricultural diversions and silting from unsound logging practices have all but wiped out much of the salmon and steelhead population on the Eel. And, since being dammed in the early 60′s, up to 90% of the Trinity River’s flow has been diverted to farmers in the Westland’s Water District and Central Valley.

CalTrout is working toward restoring these salmonid populations by removing impediments to fish passage and restoring the fish-friendly flows that have since been diverted.