Season’s Greetings! Despite the obvious threats to our normal way of living, we hope that you found joy and peace in your holiday activities. Wherever you are in California you are likely experiencing rain or snow—for me it’s been a white holiday in Mt. Shasta—a pulse of precipitations we desperately need.
After a long year, its time to reflect on the good times of 2021. This past year marked CalTrout’s 50th anniversary- a big one for a conservation non-profit with humble beginnings. Our team had a lot of fun celebrating our 50th and reminiscing on all that we have achieved protecting California’s waterways and native fish. (For a refresher on this past year’s work and milestones met, check out CalTrout’s recently released Annual Report).
Now it’s time for us to look ahead to 2022 and keep our momentum going! CalTrout’s 3-year Strategic Plan was finalized a few months ago, and we are currently in the thick of it. Our plan acts on a sense of urgency to combat the increasing threats of drought and climate change. Our goal is to increase our impact throughout the state with doubling of our operational budget and more staff on-the-ground getting it done. We will also apply more equitable and inclusive solutions to natural resource issues that affect California’s fish, water, and people.
You all make this happen and we depend on you as we charge forward. Sharing a vision of free-flowing waters and healthy fish, we can’t thank you enough for supporting our work. To help us accomplish even more in 2022, please consider a year-end donation to CalTrout.
Wishing you best fishes for the new year.
Best,
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Thank you for your interest in Big Chico Creek and the Iron Canyon Fish Passage Project! We looking forward to sharing project updates, news, and stories with you from the Big Chico Creek watershed as they develop.
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Peter Moyle is the Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology and Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences, at UC Davis. He is author or co-author of more than 240 publications, including the definitive Inland Fishes of California (2002). He is co-author of the 2017 book, Floodplains: Processes and Management for Ecosystem Services. His research interests include conservation of aquatic species, habitats, and ecosystems, including salmon; ecology of fishes of the San Francisco Estuary; ecology of California stream fishes; impact of introduced aquatic organisms; and use of floodplains by fish.
Robert Lusardi is the California Trout/UC Davis Wild and Coldwater Fish Researcher focused on establishing the basis for long-term science specific to California Trout’s wild and coldwater fish initiatives. His work bridges the widening gap between academic science and applied conservation policy, ensuring that rapidly developing science informs conservation projects throughout California. Dr. Lusardi resides at the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and works closely with Dr. Peter Moyle on numerous projects to help inform California Trout conservation policy. His recent research interests include Coho salmon on the Shasta River, the ecology of volcanic spring-fed rivers, inland trout conservation and management, and policy implications of trap and haul programs for anadromous fishes in California.
Patrick Samuel is the Conservation Program Coordinator for California Trout, a position he has held for almost two years, where he coordinates special research projects for California Trout, including the State of the Salmonids report. Prior to joining CalTrout, he worked with the Fisheries Leadership & Sustainability Forum, a non-profit that supports the eight federal regional fishery management councils around the country. Patrick got his start in fisheries as an undergraduate intern with NOAA Fisheries Protected Resources Division in Sacramento, and in his first field job as a crew member of the California Department of Fish & Wildlife’s Wild and Heritage Trout Program.