A River Reborn: One Year After Klamath River Dam Removal
In fall 2024, CalTrout and our partners installed a SONAR fish counting station at the entrance to newly reopened habitat on the Klamath River. Our data is in and tells us that more than 7,700 Chinook salmon swam upriver of the former Iron Gate Dam site.
ARTICLES BY CALTROUT STAFF
Field notes, updates, and stories from this author.
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Yolo Bypass weathers the storm
Read more →: Yolo Bypass weathers the stormWith the onslaught of storms across California, much attention has been focused on the safety and reliability of our aging dams and water infrastructure.…
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New FERC appointments and potential environmental impacts
Read more →: New FERC appointments and potential environmental impactsGreat opinion article by Matt Weiser in the San Francisco Chronicle that highlights concerns shared by CalTrout over the future of America’s rivers and…
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Sierra Meadows Partnership adopts “all-hands, all-lands” approach to restore and protect state’s Sierra Nevada meadows
Read more →: Sierra Meadows Partnership adopts “all-hands, all-lands” approach to restore and protect state’s Sierra Nevada meadowsThe Sierra Meadows Partnership, spearheaded by California Trout and comprising a broad coalition of government agencies, scientists, non-profit conservation organizations and other stakeholders, announced…
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CalTrout hosts Eel River kickoff party for Humboldt Steelhead Days
Read more →: CalTrout hosts Eel River kickoff party for Humboldt Steelhead DaysLast week, CalTrout hosted the Eel River kickoff party for Humboldt Steelhead Days (HSD), a three-month-long celebration designed to bring awareness to the iconic…
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Success! Smith River protected from mining
Read more →: Success! Smith River protected from miningGood news! Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) recently secured a twenty-year ban…
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Heavy winter rains ease California’s drought
Read more →: Heavy winter rains ease California’s droughtThe beginning of 2017 was met with an intense storm that sent over 350 billion gallons of water into California’s parched reservoirs. Lake Oroville,…