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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A CalTrout Interview: Southern California Regional Manager Kurt Zimmerman
Read more →: A CalTrout Interview: Southern California Regional Manager Kurt ZimmermanThough he’s now CalTrout’s Southern California region manager, Kurt Zimmerman is a former federal prosecutor, and he clearly means business when it comes to…
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After Two Dry Months, California’s Waterpack Swings From Feast To Famine
Read more →: After Two Dry Months, California’s Waterpack Swings From Feast To FamineA warm early winter storm and record-setting Holiday snowfall put California’s snowpack at 150% of normal at the turn of the year, but the…
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Two 26″ Steelhead Spawn In San Francisquito Creek Below Searsville Dam. Will They Survive?
Read more →: Two 26″ Steelhead Spawn In San Francisquito Creek Below Searsville Dam. Will They Survive?CalTrout’s been supportive of the fight to remove Stanford University’s Searsville Dam, which blocks upstream access to steelhead and doesn’t offer dedicated flows. This…
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A CalTrout Interview: North Coast Regional Manager Darren Mierau
Read more →: A CalTrout Interview: North Coast Regional Manager Darren MierauEditor’s Note: CalTrout’s Regional Managers are at the heart of CalTrout’s accomplishments; they make the calls, visit the sites, attend the meetings, protect the…
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Weekend Drinking Water Spill Wipes Out Steelhead Population in Bay Area Creek
Read more →: Weekend Drinking Water Spill Wipes Out Steelhead Population in Bay Area CreekFish kill illustrates dangers to isolated populations of even protected species Steelhead are typically associated with big, wild rivers on the North…
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Weekend Drinking Water Spill Wipes Out Steelhead Population in Bay Area Creek
Read more →: Weekend Drinking Water Spill Wipes Out Steelhead Population in Bay Area CreekFish kill illustrates dangers to isolated populations of even protected species Steelhead are typically associated with big, wild rivers on the North…









